The Immortal
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For other uses, see The Immortal (disambiguation).
Author | Jorge Luis Borges |
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Original title | El Inmortal |
Country | Argentina |
Language | Spanish |
Genre(s) | Short story |
Media Type | |
Released | 1949 |
"The Immortal" is the title of a short story by noted Argentine author, Jorge Luis Borges. He published it in the collection El Aleph, 1949. The story tells about a character who mistakenly achieves immortality and then, weary of a long life, struggles to lose it and writes an account of his experiences.