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    Cover of La biblioteca de babel

    La biblioteca de babel

    Jorge Luis Borges, Nestor Ibarra, Raymond Gid · 1963

    "The Library of Babel" is a short story by Argentine author and librarian Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986), conceiving of a universe in the form of a vast library containing all possible 410-page books of a certain format and character set.

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    1. IvyMikeOct 2014
      You may be interested in Borges's short story The Library of Babel.

      http://hyperdiscordia.crywalt.com/library_of_babel.html

      ""The Library of Babel" (Spanish: La biblioteca de Babel) is a short story by Argentine author and librarian Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986), conceiving of a universe in the form of a vast library containing all possible 410-page books of a certain format." (from wikipedia)

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    2. derlethDec 2012
      "The Library of Babel", by Borges

      > "The Library of Babel" (Spanish: La biblioteca de Babel) is a short story by Argentine author and librarian Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986), conceiving of a universe in the form of a vast library containing all possible 410-page books of a certain format.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Library_of_Babel

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