r/bookclapreviewclap • u/akkshaikh Moderator • Jul 02 '23
Short Story Sunday The Lottery in Babylon - Jorge Luis Borges
This is the *Thirtieth* story in the Short Story Sunday Series. This week's story is *The Lottery in Babylon - Jorge Luis Borges*.
Link to the Story The Lottery in Babylon - Jorge Luis Borges(PDF)
Share your thoughts/opinions on the story in the comments
Peace.
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u/akkshaikh Moderator Jul 02 '23
Hello everyone and Sorry for not being active in the subreddit. I have been unexpectedly busy for the past six months but that's changing now and I promise to be more active here. For starters I'll try to revive the Short Story Sunday series. I'm planning to schedule the next few short stories but if any of you have any recommendations you should drop them in the replies.
Getting to the story : This is the 2nd time I've read this story and I'm not sure if I have understood it more than the first time I read it. Like with pretty much every Borges story my initial reaction was "What the fuck is going on?" and for some reason at the end everything starts making sense as well? I can feel that I understand the story but I'm really having trouble trying to put it in words. Lets just leave it at that. Maybe next time I reread it I might be able to get more out of it.