Jorge Luis Borges - The Writing Of The God - Sadler's Lectures

20/08/2025 16 min
Jorge Luis Borges - The Writing Of The God - Sadler's Lectures

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Episode Synopsis

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's story "The Writing Of The God" which can be found in Collected Fictions.

It centers on a priest Tzinacán, previously serving at the pyramid of Qaholom, now imprisoned for the rest of his life in a dark cell. There is a jaguar on the other side. Inspired by a legend about the god, he attempts to discern what the writing of the god would be, and eventually deciphers it

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