1 min read·sp. El Aleph · 1949

Summary by the Litseller editorial team.·Date of publication: 21 May 2025·Updated: 14 November 2026

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I saw myself reflected in all the mirrors on earth, and not one forgot me.
I saw the round Aleph, radiating light, and within it—all the points of the universe, indistinguishable and yet distinct.
In that moment I saw the Aleph and the Aleph saw me, and I was and was not myself.
In every person, in every object, in every moment—the whole infinity of the world.
No one can tell what they saw in the Aleph, for language is imperfect and memory is imperfect.

Date of publication: 21 May 2025

Updated: 14 November 2026

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The Aleph

Author:

Jorge Luis Borges

Original title: sp. El Aleph · 1949

Genre: Classical literature

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