El simulacro
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"El simulacro" is a short story by Jorge Luis Borges that explores themes of illusion, identity, and political spectacle through a deceptive reenactment of a historical event.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Jorge Luis Borges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
public perception of power
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the construction of political myths ⓘ the nature of reality ⓘ the relationship between copies and originals ⓘ |
| fictionalSetting | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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short fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
concise style
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intertextual references ⓘ philosophical reflection ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
disguise and imposture
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reenactment of a historical event ⓘ staging and performance ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasThemeCategory |
philosophical fiction
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political fiction ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Argentine political history
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Borges’s interest in labyrinths of identity ⓘ Borges’s interest in metaphysics ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
magic realism
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postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
deception
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identity ⓘ illusion ⓘ political spectacle ⓘ representation of historical events ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
metafiction
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unreliable narration ⓘ |
| partOf | Jorge Luis Borges’s short story corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
The Mock-up
NERFINISHED
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The Simulation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Jorge Luis Borges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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