The Other (short story)
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| "The Other" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Jorge Luis Borges | |
| Original title | El otro |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy, short story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | The Book of Sand |
| Publisher | 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 (1899-1986), collected in the anthology The Book of Sand (1975, English translation 1977).
Plot summary
A meeting between an older Borges and a younger Borges occurs in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In the dialogue that results, the young man refers to the novella The Double: A Petersburg Poem by Dostoevsky. While the younger man cites his romantic vision about a brotherhood of man, the older Borges reveals his doubt about the existence of a single man. Following incorrect information that the first provides, elder Borges concludes that it is a real episode for him, but a dream for the younger. The story is originally written in Spanish but was translated in English in 1977.
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