>>That "Fictions" anthology of Borges is > easily one of the least recognized masterpieces of modern literature....
you think so? perhaps borges is not widely read as should be, but hasn't his genius has been widely recognized? nat geo quotes him after all ! and talking of Borges, you are inevitably reminded of libraries - and here i am thinking of Jorge, the blind librarian in Eco's The Name of the Rose - Eco's nod to the strong Borghesian influence of the book. also, reading this otherwise engaging description of clinical cases, i was constantly thinking: how would have Oliver Sacks written about these same people AJ and EP? has anyone here read his latest book on music? On Dec 5, 2007 3:15 PM, ashok _ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 5, 2007 12:20 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/2007-11/memory/foer-text.html > > > > MEMORY > > By Joshua Foer > > > In his short story "Funes the Memorious," Jorge > > Luis Borges describes a man crippled by an > > inability to forget. He remembers every detail of > > his life, but he can't distinguish between the > > trivial and the important. He can't prioritize, > > he can't generalize. He is "virtually incapable > > of general, platonic ideas." Perhaps, as Borges > > concludes in his story, it is forgetting, not > > remembering, that is the essence of what makes us > > human. "To think," Borges writes, "is to forget." > > When i started reading that article, i remembered a short story by Borges... > which is later quoted in the article. Didnt know it was possible to actually > have a similar medical condition.... That "Fictions" anthology of Borges is > easily one of the least recognized masterpieces of modern literature.... > > -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - does the frog know it has a latin name? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
