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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


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Each show ends a hint of Borgesian uncertainty, as if the mystery can never quite be satisfactorily explained.

Such a Borgesian map is indeed detailed but leads no further than ourselves.

The landscape mapped out by these experiences is simultaneously its own Borgesian map.

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BorgesBorges, Jorge Luis