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[READ: December 4, 2023] “Librarians in the Branch Library of Babel”
This year my wife ordered me The Short Story Advent Calendar. This is my sixth time reading the Calendar–it’s a holiday tradition! Here’s what H&O says about the calendar this year.
The 2023 Short Story Advent Calendar is a deluxe box set of individual short stories from some of the best writers in North America and beyond. Now in its ninth year, the SSAC is back to once again bring readers a deluxe, peppermint-fresh collection of 25 short stories from some of the best writers in North America and beyond.
The author of this story was Shaenon K. Garrity. Each day has an online component with the author with a brief interview.
It’s December 4. Shaenon K. Garrity, author of Narbonic, doesn’t recommend Ishmael’s chowder recipe.
This story was bonkers and wonderful. I mean, it opens by apologizing to Jorge Luis Borges, so you know it’s a little skewed.
The Library of Babel is of infinite size, containing all possible books (including ones full on gibberish and nonsense).
The narrator and Carol worked in the Branch Library of babel located in Dublin, Ohio. The branch library is also infinite (all of them are). It’s just smaller. She cites as an example (more…)
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