Pagine1899–1986 · Buenos Aires, Argentina · also known as Borges
Jorge Luis Borges wrote no novels, yet his short stories changed literature everywhere. In Ficciones (1944) and The Aleph (1949) he imagined an infinite library, a map as large as the empire, a man who remembers everything, and labyrinths of time — ideas that anticipated the internet and inspired writers from García Márquez to Umberto Eco. He became director of Argentina’s National Library in 1955, just as he was going blind.
Begin with Ficciones.
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Jorge Luis Borges wrote no novels, yet his short stories changed literature everywhere. In Ficciones (1944) and The Aleph (1949) he imagined an infinite library, a map as large as the empire, a man who remembers everything, and labyrinths of time — ideas that anticipated the internet and inspired writers from García Márquez to Umberto Eco.
Ficciones is usually considered Jorge Luis Borges’s best-known work, followed by The Aleph, Labyrinths.
Most readers start with Ficciones.
Both refer to the same writer.
Jorge Luis Borges’s books are still under copyright, so they are not free to download, but many can be borrowed free from your public library or Open Library — we link to them below.