Jorge Luis Borges — "A man sets out to draw the world. As the years go by, he peoples a space with im…"

A man sets out to draw the world. As the years go by, he peoples a space with images of provinces, kingdoms, mountains, bays, ships, islands, fishes, rooms, instruments, stars, horses, and individuals. A short time before he dies, he discovers that the patient labyrinth of lines traces the image of his own face.
Jorge Luis Borges — Jorge Luis Borges Modern · Short fiction, magical realism

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From "Epilogue" to "The Maker"

Date: 1960

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