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My current bedside reading is: Collected Fictions, by Jorge Luis Borges - http://www.amazon.com/Collected-Fictions-Jorge-Luis-Borges/dp/0140286802 http://www.am
by richardjordan 13y ago
My current bedside reading is: Collected Fictions, by Jorge Luis Borges - http://www.amazon.com/Collected-Fictions-Jorge-Luis-Borges/dp/0140286802 http://www.amazon.com/Collected-Fictions-Jorge-Luis-Borges/d... (NOT an affinity link, just the link).
He was a genius. His writing is wonderful. As others have said his ideas are well suited to the kinds of folks who frequent HN. The other interesting thing is that never before have I had people approach me about my reading. But sit in a cafe in San Francisco with Borges and suddenly the world and her friend wants to spark up a conversation about my choice of book.
Cannot recommend this highly enough. If you are looking for reading material that takes you away from technology and work and the usual stuff we fill our heads with, explore the universe through the words of Borges. You won't regret it.
- tubelite 13y agoWhen you're done with Fictions, do read the other book, "Selected Non-Fictions" http://www.amazon.com/Borges-Selected-Non-Fictions-Jorge-Luis/dp/0140290117 http://www.amazon.com/Borges-Selected-Non-Fictions-Jorge-Lui... (not an affiliate link either) Not only are they excellent pieces in their own right, you can catch occasional glimpses of the evolution of some of his best stories as well. The biography of Paul Valéry, for instance, foreshadows Pierre Menard.