| "The Congress" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Jorge Luis Borges | |
| Original title | El Congreso |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Genre(s) | Short story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | The Book of Sand |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | 1971 |
| Published in English | 1974 |
| Pages | 23 (Dutton 1977 ed.) |
"The Congress" (original Spanish title: "El Congreso") is a 1971 short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges. The story is on a utopic universal congress and is seen by some critics as a political essay.
It was first published in the short story collection The Book of Sand, with Borges claiming it to be "perhaps the most ambitious of the tales in this book."[1][2] In Milan, Franco María Ricci published the story in a deluxe edition with the letters made of gold.[3][4]
The Congress was Borges' favourite of his stories, or one of his favourites:
If of all my stories I had to save one, I would probably save the "The Congress", which at the same time is the most autobiographical (the one richest in memories) and the most imaginative.
- ^ Borges, Jorge (1999) [1975]. El libro de arena (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Alianza Editorial S.A. ISBN 84-206-3313-5. OCLC 40141633.
- ^ a b Dumain, Ralph (15 August 2006). "On "The Congress" by Jorge Luis Borges: Observations and Questions". Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ Ministerio de Educación de la Nación, Subsecretaría de Coordinación Administrativa, Dirección de Gestión Informática (2001). "Jorge Luis Borges:Biografía". Jorge Luis Borges: 24 de agosto de 1899 - 14 de junio 1986 (in Spanish). Agencia "El Vigía". Retrieved 18 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Junta de Andalucía; Consejería de Cultura (14 October 2008). "El Aleph: Jorge Luis Borges" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ (in Spanish) Google books: "La crítica del mito: Borges y la literatura como sueño de vida", by Daniel Nahson