The Writing of the God
"The Writing of the God" (original Spanish title: "La Escritura del Dios") is a short story by Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges. It was published in Sur in February 1949, and later reprinted in the collection The Aleph.
Plot summary
The story is about a Mayan priest named Tzinacán, who is tortured by Pedro de Alvarado (who burned the pyramid Qaholom where the main character was magician) and incarcerated with a jaguar. Tzinacán searches for a divine script in the patterns of the animal's fur.
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