Never read a word of Borges. I'm a illiterate monster? Ok, so where do I start?

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Anonymous Wed Dec 22 17:18:51 2021 No.19615150 [Reply] [Original]

Never read a word of Borges.
I'm a illiterate monster?
Ok, so where do I start?

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 22 17:29:58 2021 No.19615208 >>19615150 Ficciones.

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Anonymous Wed Dec 22 18:49:45 2021 No.19615552

>>19615150
honestly, start with some of his essays.
"Otras Inquisiciones" is one of the most wonderful reads I've ever had, and a true insight into his genius.
he was a better reader than he was a writer, and in his essays he gives you an insight into how he reads.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 22 18:54:24 2021 No.19615574 >>19615552 >>19615150 also, "Siete Noches" is a series of lectures given throughout seven nights. Read "La poesía" (poetry) which is one of them. Just read it patiently and try not to get filtered by it. I assure you it is worth it.

Anonymous Wed Dec 22 18:57:18 2021 No.19615588

>>19615150
>>19615552
if you dive right into his short stories you will get filtered (especially if you consider yourself an "illiterate monster").
once you get a grasp of his genius through his explanations, then it is much easier (and enjoyable) to read his stories

Anonymous Wed Dec 22 22:42:49 2021 No.19616388

>>19615481
Literally this. Read it in order. The first collection is the perfect intro to Borges before diving into Ficciones
>>19615208
Ficciones is his best work but perhaps the worst place to start unless you’ve read other SA literature that stemmed from him

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 22 22:43:30 2021 No.19616391 >>19615150 an illiterate monster an Yes, you are.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 22 23:08:21 2021 No.19616460 >>19616388 >Ficciones is his best work but perhaps the worst place to start unless you’ve read other SA literature that stemmed from him That's where I started when I was a young man of 18. I hadn't read any other SA literature.

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