The End (story)

The End (story)

Infobox short story |
name = The End
title_orig = El fin
translator =
author = Jorge Luis Borges
country = Argentina flagicon|Argentina
language = Spanish
series =
genre = Short story
published_in = "Ficciones" (2nd ed)
publisher =
media_type = Print
pub_date = 1953
english_pub_date = 1962
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"The End" (original Spanish title: "El fin") is a short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, first published in "La Nación" in 1953. It was included in the 1956 edition of "Ficciones", part two ("Artifices").

Plot summary

The Argentine national epic "Martín Fierro", which Borges had discussed in a long essay published earlier that year, [Jorges Luis Borges. "El Martín Fierro." Columba, Buenos Aires, 1953.] ends ambiguously; does Fierro succeed in leaving his violent past behind him? This very short story gives a blunt answer. While Borges admired the poem deeply, he was unimpressed by the "indulgence" with which its protagonist's crimes were often regarded.

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