The Garden of Forking Paths

Summary

«The Garden of Forking Paths» is a short story by Jorge Luis Borges, in which the main character, Dr. Yu Tsun, a Chinese spy working for Germany during World War I, attempts to convey an important message to his superiors. He kills a British scholar named Albert so that his name will appear in the newspapers, thereby transmitting an encrypted message. In the process, he learns about the existence of a labyrinth created by his ancestor, which turns out to be not a physical structure but a novel with infinite and diverging storylines. The story explores themes of time, infinity, and the multiplicity of possible realities.