The collection of novels, published in 1975, contains 13 short stories, which are the top works of Borges in his late writing period. Facing a "book of sand" with endless pages, at first it was a sense of happiness that we took for ourselves, and finally we realized that it was a terrible monster and the source of all troubles. This book is the embodiment of Borges's book worship complex and symbolizes the infinite universe and world. People try their best to break through the unknown, but in the end they experience the infinite and confirm their own insignificance and powerlessness. "If space is infinite, we are at any point in space. If time is infinite, we are at any point in time." Concepts such as infinity, possibility, death, memory and time, philosophical and metaphysical thinking are contained in each article.
Reader comments
Lines are composed of a series of points; countless lines form surfaces; countless surfaces form volumes; and huge volumes include countless volumes. If space is infinite, then we are a point in space; if time is infinite, then we are a point in time.
Everyone gets everything out of life, but most people don't know it.
The writing style of this book is very unique and full of philosophical and metaphysical thinking. Borges used his writing to create an infinite world, which made me feel the insignificance and powerlessness of human beings in the face of infinity. I particularly enjoyed the plot of the Book of Sand, which gave me a deeper understanding of time, space, and possibility. This is a book worth reading again and again!
My favorite is "Mirrors and Masks"
Qing [blowing kiss]
The beach is super beautiful today
I came here because of its reputation, but it's not as good as I imagined. Maybe it's not to my liking, but it still brought me some inspiration. It would be nice if the "Book of Sand" could be written in more detail.
Lines are composed of a series of points; countless lines form surfaces; countless surfaces form volumes; and huge volumes include countless volumes. If space is infinite, then we are a point in space; if time is infinite, then we are a point in time.
Everyone gets everything out of life, but most people don't know it.
The writing style of this book is very unique and full of philosophical and metaphysical thinking. Borges used his writing to create an infinite world, which made me feel the insignificance and powerlessness of human beings in the face of infinity. I particularly enjoyed the plot of the Book of Sand, which gave me a deeper understanding of time, space, and possibility. This is a book worth reading again and again!
My favorite is "Mirrors and Masks"
Qing [blowing kiss] The beach is super beautiful today
I came here because of its reputation, but it's not as good as I imagined. Maybe it's not to my liking, but it still brought me some inspiration. It would be nice if the "Book of Sand" could be written in more detail.