O Aleph

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Portuguese language

Published Jan. 1, 2008 by Companhia das Letras.

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978-85-359-1202-9
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In Borges' story, the Aleph is a point in space that contains all other points. Anyone who gazes into it can see everything in the universe from every angle simultaneously, without distortion, overlapping, or confusion. The story traces the theme of infinity found in several of Borges' other works, such as "The Book of Sand". As in many of Borges' short stories, the protagonist is a fictionalized version of the author. At the beginning of the story, he is mourning the recent death of a woman whom he loved, named Beatriz Viterbo, and resolves to stop by the house of her family to pay his respects. Over time, he comes to know her first cousin, Carlos Argentino Daneri, a mediocre poet with a vastly exaggerated view of his own talent who has made it his lifelong quest to write an epic poem that describes every single location on the planet …

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He tardado cinco meses en leérmelo y eso que es cortísimo [emoji del smiley derritiéndose]. Me han flipado los conceptos e ideas que tiene, acerca de la infinitud, los laberintos... Pero siento que para apreciarlo bien debería haber tenido la wikipedia abierta al lado (o ser una erudita que no es el caso) y en ese aspecto me ha parecido bastante cansino. Algunos relatos me han encantado y sigo rumiándolos y otros me han parecido un gigantesco MEH. También me ha pasado que he reconocido referencias culturales que tenía de antes y me he enterado de que venían de estos relatos :) eso ha sido curioso y bonito.

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