The Writing of the God

The Writing of the God

Infobox short story |
name = The Writing of the God
title_orig = La Escritura del Dios
translator =
author = Jorge Luis Borges
country = Argentina flagicon|Argentina
language = Spanish
series =
genre = Fantasy, short story
published_in =
publisher =
media_type = Print
pub_date =
english_pub_date =
preceded_by =
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"The Writing of the God" (original Spanish title: "La Escritura del Dios") is a short story by Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges.

Plot summary

The story is about an Aztec priest, encarcerated with a jaguar, who searches for a divine script in the patterns of the animal's fur.

References

* cite book
last = Borges
first = Jorge Luis
authorlink = Jorge Luis Borges
title = The Writing of the God


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