The Book of Sand

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Marilá Dardot captures the complexity and mystery of Jorge Luis Borges’ famous short story, The Book of Sand, in an exquisite work that she created in 1999. Her interpretation of this Borgesian tale is, in fact, a book of mirrors. From a bibliophile’s perspective, the work resonates with the beauty of a rare and coveted book. The conceptual power lies in the link to the paradoxical book that is featured in Borges’ short story, which is built around the idea of a book whose pages are infinite. As described in classic Borgesian prose, “neither sand nor this book has a beginning or an end.” As is typical for Borges, the tale is spun from an intricate web of secrets, treasures, riddles and dreams related in a surreal and unforgettable narrative.