A collection of novels, including nine short stories, which was published together with "The Garden of Forking Paths" as the "Fictional Collection" in 1944, continuing the theme of fictional legendary stories. On Christmas Eve in 1938, Borges hit his head on a window while going upstairs. The wound became infected and worsened into sepsis. He suffered from high fever, hallucinations, and aphasia. It took more than a month to recover. This experience of wandering between life and death became the author's "most proud story" in the collection of novels, "The South", which is also regarded as a turning point in Borges's writing. Since then, the complete elimination of the binary opposition between reality and fiction has become Borges's most common writing technique.
Reader comments
We always feel the sadness in the story, but we have forgotten that our own lives are more helpless and absurd than the novel.
The writing style of this book is very unique, the writing style is concise and poetic. Reminds me of a friend who could always describe complex emotions in simple words. The stories in the book are full of imagination, especially the story "South", which made me feel Borges's profound thinking on life and death. It resonates with me and makes me appreciate the people and things around me more.
We always feel the sadness in the story, but we have forgotten that our own lives are more helpless and absurd than the novel.
The writing style of this book is very unique, the writing style is concise and poetic. Reminds me of a friend who could always describe complex emotions in simple words. The stories in the book are full of imagination, especially the story "South", which made me feel Borges's profound thinking on life and death. It resonates with me and makes me appreciate the people and things around me more.