Book of Sand

Douban

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This collection of short stories, published in 1975, includes thirteen short stories and is the pinnacle of Borges's later writing. Facing a "book of sand" with endless pages, Borges initially feels a sense of bliss, possessing it as his own, but ultimately realizes it as a terrifying monster, the source of all his troubles. This book embodies Borges's cult of books, symbolizing the infinite universe and world. Humans strive to transcend the unknown, only to ultimately experience infinity and confirm their own insignificance. "If space is infinite, we are at every point in space. If time is infinite, we are at every point in time." Each story contains philosophical and metaphysical reflections on concepts such as infinity, possibility, death, memory, and time.

出版日期/Publication Date：June 1, 2015
出版社/Publisher：上海译文出版社
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页数/Page: 136