Ranked #20 in Infinity, Ranked #24 in Spanish — see more rankings.
Reviews and Recommendations
We've comprehensively compiled reviews of The Aleph and Other Stories from the world's leading experts.
Stephen Cave This story is about a Roman officer who finds the fountain of youth, a river that cleanses men of death, as he puts it. He becomes an immortal and meets the other immortals who have found the river, and the story is about the consequences of this – namely, madness and meaninglessness. There’s a great deal of speculation among philosophers and religious types about what it might be like to live together. These 20 pages capture it so perfectly. It’s such a fine example of Borgesian writing – tense, lucid, packed with meaning so you immediately feel like reading it again in case you missed... (Source)
Rankings by Category
The Aleph and Other Stories is ranked in the following categories:
- #82 in Latin
- #82 in Postmodernism
- #99 in Short Stories