Vague Foreshadowing of a Yet Unwritten Book

Jorge Luis Borges, “Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote,” Fictions, 1944

My general recollection of the Quixote, simplified by forgetfulness and indifference, might well be the equivalent of the vague foreshadowing of a yet unwritten book.

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