Friends of mine in real life know that I love a good short story. Especially a short story that is a bit of a mystery!
Today it is my pleasure to introduce to you, dear readers of The Silent Page: The Books of Sand.
The Books of Sand, as far as I can gather, is a fiction writing project named for the short story by Argentinian writer Jorge Louis Borges (I’ll leave a link to it on the Internet Archive so you can read it because its a fascinating tale!). It takes place in an unnamed South American city and takes the form of a notebook written by the author’s late older brother. The stories contained within it take place from the perspectives of multiple authors who are all part of the same group of friends and are written in such a way to where they feel incredibly realistic. It’ll take you through their often very strange experiences growing up in the city, and may leave you a little melancholy.
This is the product of a talented writer and its no wonder its become a cult classic in online fiction circles! The explorations of nostalgia, solitude, youth culture, and the way its all portrayed through multiple voices will keep you reading for hours and leave you in a thoughtful mood!
Back when this was my personal fiction writing blog it acted as my inspiration for several short stories which I’ve since relegated to the archive. Maybe if folks are interested I’ll post fiction here once again.
Highly recommend finding a cozy place to sit down with your computer or phone, relax with a coffee, enjoy the fall weather outside, and give this blog a read!
Here’s the link to the blogger site:
The Books of Sand (Start in the 2011 archive with "What I found.")
And here’s the link to the short story The Book of Sands:
The book of sand (It’s the last story in the compilation)
Hope all of you out there have a fantastic week!
Silent Partner
This is a lot cooler than 99% of stuff I find on Insta. Mind you im a big time reels and shorts fan.
ReplyDeleteSomething cool to counter the addictive reels!
ReplyDeleteI Just looked up Louis. How did you even find that guy in the first place?
ReplyDeleteThere is a website called the Library of Babel (i may have to write a post on it) and it was inspired by Mr. Borges' work. Then when I encountered the Books of Sand I was already acquainted with where their name originated.
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