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Mohsin Hamid Reads Jorge Luis Borges

The New Yorker: Fiction

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The Book of Sand by Jorge Luis Borhaz

The Book of Sand is a short story by Jorge Luis Borhaz. The idea that it's trying to get at has to do with infinity, says author Mosin Hamid. "For me this tiny, tiny story about the biggest, biggest things does feel a perfect starting point for Borhaz," writes Hamid. He shows you how he came across the book in his Buenos Aires apartment.

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