Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius
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"Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" is a seminal short story by Jorge Luis Borges that explores an elaborate fictional world and the blurred boundaries between reality, invention, and encyclopedic knowledge.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metafiction
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philosophical fiction ⓘ short story ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Jorge Luis Borges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
creation of worlds through description
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encyclopedic knowledge ⓘ idealism ⓘ language and reality ⓘ reality and fiction ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalPlace |
Tlön
NERFINISHED
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Uqbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSecretSociety | Orbis Tertius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Sur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInCountry | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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metafiction ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bioy Casares
NERFINISHED
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Jorge Luis Borges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalWorkWithinWork |
Anglo-American Cyclopaedia
NERFINISHED
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encyclopedia of Tlön NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
George Berkeley
NERFINISHED
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encyclopedic tradition ⓘ idealist philosophy ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
magic realism
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postmodern literature ⓘ |
| motif |
forged reference works
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imaginary encyclopedia ⓘ labyrinth ⓘ mirror ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| narratorCharacterName | Jorge Luis Borges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEnglishTranslator |
Anthony Kerrigan
NERFINISHED
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James E. Irby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blurring boundaries between reality and invention
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detailed description of a fictional world ⓘ influence on postmodern literature ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCollection | Ficciones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine publication ⓘ |
| setIn | Buenos Aires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedIntoLanguage | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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