Borgesian
Britishadjective
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of Jorge Luis Borges or his works
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reminiscent of elements of Borges' stories and essays, esp labyrinths, mirrors, reality, identity, the nature of time, and infinity
Example Sentences
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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.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2023
When Edmund Gowery, “’70s playwright,” shows up as the answer to 57 Across in a crossword puzzle in The New York Times, a giant Borgesian wormhole gapes open.
From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2019
Gingerbread includes citations from the entry, in a deliciously Borgesian flourish:
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2019
They are both compelling pictures of chaos, of being lost in the world, a creature lost in a forlorn space, and a visual map of lostness condensed into Borgesian irony.
From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2017
Such a Borgesian map is indeed detailed but leads no further than ourselves.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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