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The Book of Things Unknown: Variation on a Theme by Borge

By: Andrei Dîrlău
Narrated by: Jonah Martin
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Taking Jorge Luis Borges’ famous story “The Zahir” as a reference or “hypotext,” The Book of Things Unknown offers a surprising variant. Set in the cultural framework of post-Communist Orthodox Romania, Simon Palamas’ love of books, his marriage, and his travels lead him on a spiritual and literary quest through diverse religious and literary traditions (Chinese mythology; Sufi, Hindu and Buddhist mysticism; and both Western and Eastern Orthodox Christianity), yielding an astonishing end to the journey.

©2022 Andrei Dirlau (P)2025 St. Nicholas Press
Genre Fiction Metaphysical & Visionary Tradition
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