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The Perpetual Race of Achilles & the Tortoise

by Jorge Luis Borges · 2010

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A collection of essays that discusses the existence (or non-existence) of Hell, the flaws in English literary detectives, the philosophy of contradictions, and the many translators of '1001 Nights'. It examines the very nature of our lives, from cinema and books to history and religion.

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Latin AmericaLatin AmericaMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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short · 144 pages
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