I heard something about how Borges used to write stories about
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I heard something about how Borges used to write stories about books he would want to read himself.
What kind of book would you want to read about if you could make up the basic plot and pick the author who writes it?
>>7436265
i'd write about a russian ant, and the author would be myself.
>>7436265
I'd read Borges' take on a man turning into Borges
i write what i want to read
>>7436265
something I could've not thought about myself
catch 22
>>7436265
I want to read Milton write Paradise Lost rape erotica
>he got so close come on milty the subtle suggestion got me hard now give me something to finish to
ITT: OP is cleverly inveigling anons to give him novel ideas.
>>7436265
>not writing the book yourself
>>7437042
>implying novel ideas have any worth
I want to read about a stage magician in a world of real magic, who impresses true magicians by convincing them he's performing what even magic can't accomplish.
>>7437042
>implying ideas can still be novel
>>7437005
http://www.scribd.com/doc/203417274/Mark-Strand-Translation#scribd
My Twisted World - William Shakespeare
>>7437061
>implying anything has any worth
>>7437070
that actually sounds like it could be pretty sweet
