Library of Babel The Library of Babel is a famous short story written by Argentine writer Borges in 1944, in which Borges fictionalizes a universe of countless books and bookshelves, or a library. The Tower of Babel Library is a super connotative setting that can be interpreted with a little bit of brainstorming and a lot of symbolism.

This novel incorporates many religious and philosophical This novel incorporates many religious and philosophical ideas. For example, in the opening quote, "With this technique one can perceive the variation of the twenty-three letters," Borges attempts to break down the infinite into its most basic 25 characters. The library (i.e., the universe) in the novel is constructed as a hexagonal corridor that extends infinitely up and down, with doors in each corridor leading to another hexagon.

The inspiration for this linkage between space and time may come from the Buddhist concept of "the great, the medium, and the small worlds". The "book that contains all books" in the Babel Library is clearly a metaphor for the metaphysical essence. And "some people propose a retrograde approach: in order to determine the location of book A, first check the book B, which describes book A; in order to determine the location of book B, first check the book C, which describes the location of book B, and so on infinitely backwards ......" is to question the rational, obviously, Borges denied reasoning. Borges denied that reasoning and argumentation can be used to know the body.

leaving a place for metaphysics and religion, and not allowing the whole world to be swallowed up by the arrogant "Rogues". It can be seen that Borges discovered the difference between Eastern and Western ways of thinking, preferring the Eastern holistic, metaphorical, and poetic way of thinking, and implying that the Western dualistic, symbolic, and bifurcated means of knowing are not suitable for knowing the essence.