Borges and Mathematics

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Borges and Mathematics LECTURES at MALBA Translated by Andrea G. Labinger Borges and Mathematics Purdue University Press | West Lafayette, Indiana Guillermo Martínez Borges y la matemática Clases del MALBA © GUILLERMO MARTÍNEZ, 2003 English translation: © Andrea G. Labinger 2012 Printed in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Martínez, Guillermo, 1962- [Borges y la matemática. English] Borges and mathematics / by Guillermo Martínez ; translated by Andrea G. Labinger. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-55753-632-7 (pbk.) -- ISBN 978-1-61249-251-3 (epdf) -- ISBN 978-1-61249-252-0 (epub) 1. Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986--Knowledge--Mathematics. 2. Mathematics in literature. I. Title. PQ7797.B635Z774513 2012 868’.6209--dc23 2012021218 For reasons of space, a full list of sources for English translations and excerpts used in the text can be found in Appendix C. The publishers are grateful to all copyright owners for permission to use these works. The Publisher gratefully acknowledges the support of the Latino Cultural Center at Purdue University for making the translation of this book possible. ...