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Kid Berwyn

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157. Borges wrote about the Aleph

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 10:50 AM

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A work of genius in which the writer finds a point in space time that allows one to know everything.

The Aleph

https://web.mit.edu/allanmc/www/borgesaleph.pdf

The search for reply to your excellent question led to the accidental discovery of a little-known writer who may have provided the spark for Borges’ short story:

Lost in translation: Eduarda Mansilla de García on politics, gender, and war

https://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/lost-in-translation-eduarda-mansilla-de-garcia-on-politics-gender-and-war/html/3962ad94-a102-11e1-b1fb-00163ebf5e63_3.html

Thank you for helping me discover another universe and share it, my Friend!

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