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Jorge Luis Borges: Labyrinths (Paperback, 1987, Penguin Books) 3 stars

'The stories, essays and poems written by Jorge Luis Borges of Argentina suffice for us …

A little lacklustre on re-reading

3 stars

I think I internalized a lot of the interesting stuff when I read this as a young fellow. What was clever to me then is glib now. Most of the stories don’t stand as strong works of fiction if you’re not in it for the clever ideas. But a few do. I will re-read Doctor Brodie’s Report again soon, I think it will be more satisfying…