Jorge Borges: Short Stories
Where is the setting and what is the importance of it?
What is the setting of the Lottery in Babylon and what is the significance of the setting?
What is the setting of the Lottery in Babylon and what is the significance of the setting?
These two allegorical tales, while not directly related, both ruminate on the metaphysics of our universe and their implication for the nature of being. The Lottery in Babylon recounts the history of a lottery corporation in Babylon that has grown to take responsibility for all chance and happenstance in every aspect of Babylonian life.