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'''"The Other"''' (original [[Spanish language|Spanish]] title: '''"El otro"''') is a [[1972 in literature|1972]] short story by Argentinian writer [[Jorge Luis Borges]]. |
'''"The Other"''' (original [[Spanish language|Spanish]] title: '''"El otro"''') is a [[1972 in literature|1972]] short story by Argentinian writer [[Jorge Luis Borges]]. It's about an meeting between an old Borges and an young Borges [[Cambridge]]. In the dialogue, the young man refers to the novella ''[[The Double: A Petersburg Poem]]'' by [[Dostoevsky]]. While the young man cites his romantic vision about a brotherhood of man, the old Borges reveals his doubt about the existence of a single man. Following an incorrect information that the first provides, elder Borges concludes that it is a real episode for him, but a dream for the younger. |
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| "The Other" | |
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| Short story by Jorge Luis Borges | |
| Original title | El otro |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy, short story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Imprenta de Francisco A. Colombo, Buenos Aires |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | 1972 |
| Series | 12 |
"The Other" (original Spanish title: "El otro") is a 1972 short story by Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges. It's about an meeting between an old Borges and an young Borges Cambridge. In the dialogue, the young man refers to the novella The Double: A Petersburg Poem by Dostoevsky. While the young man cites his romantic vision about a brotherhood of man, the old Borges reveals his doubt about the existence of a single man. Following an incorrect information that the first provides, elder Borges concludes that it is a real episode for him, but a dream for the younger.
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