The Library of Babel
Author: Jorge Luis Borges
Original title: La biblioteca de Babel
Original language: Spanish
Date of publication: 1941
“The Library of Babel” is a philosophical and metaphysical book written by Jorge Luis Borges. It describes a fictional library of countless books containing every possible combinations of letters. This work asks questions about the nature of knowledge, language and infinity, forcing the reader to reflect on the limits of human knowledge and the meaning of life.
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