Ulrikke (short story)

Ulrikke (short story)

Infobox short story |
name = Ulrikke
title_orig = Ulrica
translator =
author = Jorge Luis Borges
country = Argentina flagicon|Argentina
language = Spanish
series =
genre = Fantasy, short story
published_in =
publisher =
media_type = Print
pub_date = 1975
english_pub_date = 1977
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"Ulrikke" (original Spanish title: "Ulrica") is a short story by Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges. It is notable because it is one of the few of Borges' stories in which women and sex play a central role.


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