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Borgesian

/ ˌbɔːˈhɛsɪən /

adjective

  1. of Jorge Luis Borges or his works
  2. reminiscent of elements of Borges' stories and essays, esp labyrinths, mirrors, reality, identity, the nature of time, and infinity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Mircea Cărtărescu took home the fiction prize for “Solenoid,” a Borgesian exploration of life and art in which various, monstrous dimensions erupt within Communist Romania.

To outsiders, Argentina may seem like a Borgesian funhouse of mazes and mirrors, ruled by Peronist populists and their glamorous spouses who get turned into Broadway musicals.

To demonstrate the magnitude of this Borgesian Library of Babel, Cruz reached beneath his desk and hefted up a tower of four little books.

This Borgesian, metafictional tale of a 14-year-old boy mourning his jazz musician father contains a Book within the book, serving as both narrator and instructor for how to be the hero of your own story while insisting that artists need to face life’s dark side.

Are we witnessing real truth-telling or is this a Borgesian fiction dolled-up as truth?

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BorgesBorges, Jorge Luis