A recent Way With Words show ended with a recommended book reading, and Martha shared that she had recently read a book by a Latino author I don't recall, and the name of the book was something like “My Name is (a biblical-sounding name)â€. My curiousity was piqued by her comment that the very last word of the book changed her whole perception of the story. I've looked under Latino authors such as Castaneda and Borges to no avail. Now, of course, I'm obsessing about finding this book. Anyone remember the name of this book??
I remember that episode, too, and wishing I knew the author. I agree it sounded like "boor-hees," so I think you're right there. It was a short story, though, so we might need a book name in order to find it.
Martha, we're calling Book 4-1-1. Do you copy?
I'll chime in here for Martha (and hope I remember it correctly): The author was Jorge Luis Borges and I believe the title was "The Gospel According to Mark." You can find it in Collected Fictions.
Ah, Grant - service with a smile! Thanks for coming to our rescue so promptly!
Pam
10-4, Pam. I copy. And yes, Grant has it right -- it's by the great Argentinian writer Borges. I'll be interested to know what other people think of that story, so please let us know!