Borges has been my favorite author ever since I first read El Aleph. His work is amazing, and it sometimes surprises me how few of the "non literary scholar" crowd have read his works, since so many of his stories are crazy enjoyable poeticly written mind trips.<p>If you haven't read anything of his I can only say read la biblioteca de Babel :)
In Argentina we read Borges in school. I remember reading "The house of Asterion" when I was 12 years old. Really happy to read about him in HN :-)
Looking forward to reading this! The author, Elizabeth Hyde Stevens, wrote a book I really enjoyed called "Make Art Make Money: Lessons from Jim Henson on Fueling Your Creative Career" — <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Make-Art-Money-Lessons-Creative-ebook/dp/B00EVAAE6A" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Make-Art-Money-Lessons-Creative-ebook...</a>. It's full of interesting insights about Henson's approach to not only his art but also the business that enabled him to sustain it. Big fan of Borges, so hoping this is equally great.
I first discovered Borges in high school. We read "The Book of Sand" from a textbook. I've been wrapped up in the mysticism of the scenarios of his writing ever since. Years later, I visited his home city, Buenos Aires, and felt a bit of the magic he had written about.
I liked the story of Emma Zunz as a grieving daughter. The Garden of Forking Paths is clever and cited as an important work on possible worlds and predestination.<p>Further coverage of the 30 year anniversary of Borges' passing here:<p><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36516216" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36516216</a>