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Fictions
The Aleph
A Universal History of Iniquity
Author: Jorge Luis Borges

If I want to write something about Borges, what should I write?

There are countless pieces out there written about Borges – pieces by people who are more authorised and more well-versed than I am to discuss and criticize Borges. So maybe I should start with just a simple claim: I love Borges.

I read Chesterton first and I can understand why Borges loved him.
I read Eco first and I can understand why he loves Borges.

Borges is a master in story-telling. You don’t need me to tell you about it. He drew and borrowed stories from various sources and rewrote, retold, and twisted them into something truly his. He created false history, writing it in a style ever-so convincing as if they’re true – or too good to be true. His fascination with blood-and-guts, mirror and labyrinth is apparent throughout the three books that I read (with some considerable distance between the first two titles mentioned and the third): Fictions, The Aleph and A Universal History of Iniquity.

( Logic will break your heart )