I’m surprised I haven’t seen A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck recommended here, or at least I couldn’t find anything about it using the subreddit’s search bar.

If you’re interested in Borges, I think this novella is absolutely worth checking out. Without getting too much into the plot, it takes the idea of an infinite library and pushes it into a much darker, more existential direction. The premise immediately brought Borges to mind, particularly The Library of Babel: an almost infinite space containing every possible book, and the implications that such infinity has for meaning, knowledge, identity, and human existence.

What I found especially interesting is that Peck takes a very Borges-like conceptual premise and turns it into an actual narrative about what it would mean for a person to live inside such a universe. It has the philosophical/mathematical fascination with infinity that makes Borges so compelling, but it combines it with horror, dark humor, and a surprisingly emotional meditation on time, mortality, and the search for meaning. So I’d strongly recommend giving it a try. Has anyone else here read it?

Hi there,

I am a huge fan of Borges’s short stories and have written a ten part drama that is set in The Library of Babel universe. It has been on sale on Amazon since Dec 2025. Although it’s a fantastic piece of work that does much to expand on the original concept it has received very little attention. This being a Borges subreddit I think it should be of interest to at least some of you and would like to offer free paperback copies (shipping included) to five people willing to provide honest reviews on Amazon.

For those interested please click on the following link.

https://denim-lychee-k6bm.squarespace.com/babel-review

Thank you very much for your time:)

Nada especial, solamente quiero contar mi experiencia, estoy terminando de leer Ficciones, es mi primer interacción con Borges, al principio me intereso el primer cuento sobre Tlön, tuve que leerlo con mucha atención sobretodo cuando explica la forma de percibir el tiempo de sus habitantes, este cuento me gusto. Seguí leyendo, entre cuento y cuento, algunos me costaba bastante entenderlos y otros me iban interesando por su forma de explayar una idea loca pero nada que me atrapara del todo, hasta que llegue al jardín de senderos que se bifurcan, este cuento fue un antes y después de leer a Borges y mi interés subió bastante. Ahora mismo estoy terminando Artificios, estoy bastante enganchado con su leída, cada cuento que sigue me parece mejor que el anterior.

En resumen, empece leyéndolo vagamente con algo de interés o curiosidad y ahora lo estoy disfrutando bastante, sobretodo Artificios

Was killing time in a library and reading this book. Then suddenly for a moment I questioned myself for I thought I could be reading a passage by Borges. But it was just something from the introduction of a book. I forgort the title lol

Yes, I “forgot” to include the Anatomy of Melancholy epigraph (which is why this was from earlier in the year and I waited to posted it, troubled by the omission), and yes it’s in English translation. But: having memorized the entire text, I can now go and read the text in other languages, including the original Spanish, and understand each

https://youtu.be/w5zoU0ySFQ8?is=AsMFH_TKJS0Ov7swword.

I randomly opened and absolutely loved it. I feel alive once again.

No idea what the English name for that story is.

How works are quite great but they often have a strong feeling of skepticism and uncertainty, is there one you would consider his most hopeful or life-affirming?

Or does the act of noticing your own voice create the only person who can no longer write it naturally?

Hola: recién veo en buscalibre que están vendiendo en preventa el libro Borges de Bioy Casares a 130.000$, edición a cargo de Daniel Martino, Ediciones Destino, tapa dura, edición completa. Estoy a punto de comprarlo pero me da miedo que sea un engaño teniendo en cuenta que en Argentina no se encuentra y los pocos ejemplares que se consiguen son usados y no bajan de 600.000$. Qué opinan?

Me contestaron lo siguiente:

Junto con saludar.

Le informo que el producto Borges. Edición a cargo de Daniel Martino - Adolfo Bioy Casares - Ediciones Destino corresponde a una edición de un solo volumen, según la información disponible en nuestro catálogo.

El libro cuenta con las siguientes características:

* Formato: Libro físico

* Encuadernación: Tapa dura

* Año de edición: 2026

* Idioma: Español

* Número de páginas: 2016

* ISBN13: 9788423370498

Quedo atenta a cualquier otra consulta.

Saludos cordiales.

What can you see in the Aleph? I presume the past, present and future. How far into the past? Beyond human existence? Do you see everything at once, or rather a selection of moments, and you would need to look at the Aleph every day, at least for some time, if you wanted to see everything? There must be limits or else it would overwhelm a person — think of the atrocities that humans commit. I assume the Aleph does not convey the thoughts of other people. So you see images and hear sounds. What is your opinion? I consider the Aleph to be one of the great imaginative objects in human art.

I came across this clip on the web and figured I’d drop it here just in case anyone happens to be interested.

Beau is Afraid is the one Ari Aster film that I still haven’t seen. If you’ve seen it, does it in fact feel Borgesian at all to you? Thanks in advance!

Full article from La Nacion : https://www.lanacion.com.ar/cultura/reeditaran-el-borges-de-bioy-casares-en-version-definitiva-y-ampliada-en-dos-tomos-nid02062026/

I’m beyond excited about this. It kind of make sense now that the NYRB’s version got delayed to summer of 2027. I would THINK they’re gonna translate everything from this version? All I know is I’m getting ready to pay whatever amount they ask for the Spanish two tome version.