literature
One of the greatest of writers, for me, is Stanislaw Lem. I think that sci-fi has the most natural affinity to philosophical realm. Lem (and PKD and LeGuin) seamlessly travel between sci-fi and philosophy. I read Lem's Solaris many years ago after watching Steven Soderbergh's movie.
Part 1 Jorge Luis Borges said: Like the discovery of love, like the discovery of the sea, the discovery of Dostoevsky marks and important date in one's life. I discovered Fyodor Dostoevsky late in my life. It took me many attempts over some years to complete The Brothers
Sometimes I wonder how I stumbled upon Borges. I remember one passage that shattered my mind. The opening paragraph of Michel Foucault's The Order of Things had these lines: This book first arose out of a passage in Borges, out of the laughter that shattered, as I read
borges
This week I led a close reading of Jorge Luis Borges's short story The Babylon Lottery. It is one of my favourite short stories.
literature
The greatest writer of the 20th century, if not all time, for me, is Jorge Luis Borges. And if one reads Borges, he must also read Roberto Bolaño. I haven't read Bolaño before and I am starting with 2666. A serendipitous start with this quote in the book&