On some shelf in some hexagon, it was argued, there must exist a book that is the cipher and perfect compendium of all other books, and some librarian must have examined that book; this librarian is analogous to a god.


The Library of Babel (1941)


On some shelf in some hexagon, it was argued, there must exist a book that is the cipher and perfect compendium of all other books, and some...

On some shelf in some hexagon, it was argued, there must exist a book that is the cipher and perfect compendium of all other books, and some...

On some shelf in some hexagon, it was argued, there must exist a book that is the cipher and perfect compendium of all other books, and some...

On some shelf in some hexagon, it was argued, there must exist a book that is the cipher and perfect compendium of all other books, and some...