118: “The Library of Babel” by Jorge Luis Borges
Dec 15, 2023•28 min
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In this episode, we discuss “The Library of Babel” by Jorge Luis Borges. What can we learn from this work of Philosophical Fiction? How can a speculative story be built upon a philosophical question? How does a story signal its thematic focus? How does a character make speculation into story?
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