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  1. Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius. " Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius " is a short story by the 20th-century Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges. The story was first published in the Argentinian journal Sur, May 1940. The "postscript" dated 1947 is intended to be anachronistic, set seven years in the future.

  2. A short story by Jorge Luis Borges about a fictional planet and a secret society that invented it. Learn about the plot, the philosophy, and the literary devices of this classic work of speculative fiction.

  3. Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius. Jorge Luis Borges. 4.33. 1,952 ratings153 reviews. Here is a handsome edition of one of Borges' "ficciones," in a translation first published in Labyrinths in 1962. It's an important story in the Borges' canon, incorporating most of the author's philosophical and esthetic preoccupations in a typically brief compass.

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    A fictional account of the discovery and investigation of a mysterious country called Uqbar, whose existence is based on a single article in an encyclopedia. The narrator and his friend Bioy Casares explore the history, geography, and literature of Uqbar, and encounter its paradoxes and contradictions.

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  6. Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius. Jorge Luis Borges. Track 1 on Labyrinths. 1 viewer. 9 Contributors. Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius Lyrics. I owe the discovery of Uqbar to the conjunction of...

  7. A story by Jorge Luis Borges about a fictional planet and its encyclopedia that challenge reality and imagination. Learn about the themes, questions, analysis, and postscript of this classic work of fantasy and metafiction.

  8. Summary. This story recounts the events of Borges discovering the chronicles of a world which was invented by a secret society, and which slowly penetrates the real world. Fantastical in nature, it can be viewed as an allegorical critique of religion. This is particularly apparent in the imaginary metaphysical realm of Tlön.

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