"The Wait" | |
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Short story by Jorge Luis Borges | |
Original title | La espera |
Country | Argentina |
Language | Spanish |
Genre(s) | Mystery, thriller short story |
Publication | |
Published in | La Nación |
Media type | |
Publication date | 27 August 1950 |
This article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject.(May 2021) |
"The Wait" (original Spanish title: "La espera", sometimes translated as "The Waiting") is a 1950 short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges. It was published in the collection The Aleph. David Foster Wallace referred to the story as "marvelous".[1][2]