My unintentional list of Jorge Luis Borges’ short stories

Jorge Luis Borges was a luminary of 20th century magic realism. He explores time and memory, infinity and probability, dreams and fiction. I love his short stories because they’re paradoxical but grounded, uncanny but inviting.

His work has a knack for sticking with you. Here’s my running top 10 based on how much they linger.

The Garden of Forking Paths

The Book of Sand

Theme of the Traitor and the Hero

Utopia of a Tired Man

Funes the Memorious

The Aleph

There are More Things

Death and the Compass

The South

Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius

The Circular Ruins