Seminar: Short Fiction of Jorge Luis Borges

Lush prose meets profound metaphysical questions in these three short works by Jorge Luis Borges. Drawing from classical mythology, modern mathematical ideas, and fundamental human experiences, Borges is one of the great masters of the craft of short fiction and arguably the greatest Spanish-language writer of the modern era.

Recommended edition: Jorge Luis Borges, Labyrinths (a collection of stories) contains all of the readings, but any translation is acceptable. ISBN: 978-0811216999.

Reading assignments for the weekend:

The Library of Babel

The Garden of Forking Paths

The House of Asterion

Erica Beall

March 14–15

$160.00

This session is FULL (to be added to the wait list, send an email to torii.campbell@sjc.edu)