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- Title
- The infinite library
- Author(s)
- Tofts, Darren
- Abstract
- Discusses that the writings of Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), seen as the source of information for post-modern aestheticians. Includes background information on Borges, an analysis of his writing career and a comparison between Borge's writing technique and that of Philip K. Dick. Explores the book 'The Library of Babel', by Borges.
- Publication type
- Essay
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Source
- 21.C: Scanning the Future, Vol. 96, no. 2 (1996), pp. 26-29
- Publication year
- 1996
- Keyword(s)
- Aesthetics; Argentina; Borges, Jorge Luis (1899-1986); Dick, Philip K. (1928-1982); Latin American literature; Literary criticism; Postmodernism; Science fiction; Writing style; Writing technique
- Publisher
- G & B Arts International
- ISSN
- 1035-6754
- Publisher URL
- http://www.21cmagazine.com/#331614/Darren-Tofts-The-Infinite-Library
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1996.
- Peer reviewed



