The Immortal, a short story by Jorge Luis Borges, is a thought-provoking piece that explores the themes of immortality, time, and the human condition. Through the character of Funes, Borges challenges the reader to consider the limitations of human memory and the consequences of living forever.. elf immortal. I have noticed that in spite of religion, the conviction as to one's own immortality is extraor inarily rare. Jews, Christians, and Muslims all profess belief in immortality, but the veneration paid to the first century of life is proof that they truly believe only in those hundred years, for they destine all the rest, throughout.
THE ALEPH (1949) The Immortal The Dead Man The Theologians Story of the Warrior and the Captive Maiden A Biography of Tadeo Isidoro Cruz (1829-1874) Emma Zunz The House of Asterion The Other Death Deutsches Requiem Averroës' Search Ibn-Hakam al-Bokhari, Labyrinth Murdered in The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths The Wait. Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known works, Ficciones (transl. Fictions) and El Aleph (transl. The Aleph), published in the 1940s, are collections of short stories exploring motifs such as dreams, labyrinths, chance, infinity.