Theme of the Traitor and the Hero

"Theme of the Traitor and the Hero"
Author Jorge Luis Borges
Original title "Tema del traidor y del héroe"
Country Argentina
Language Spanish
Genre(s) Fantasy, short story
Published in Sur
Media type Print
Publication date February 1944

"Theme of the Traitor and the Hero" (original Spanish title: "Tema del traidor y del héroe") is a short story by Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges originally published in 1944 in number 112 of the review Sur.

The short story was adapted into a film entitled The Spider's Stratagem (Italian: Strategia del ragno) in 1970 by Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci.

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