Quote Originally Posted by English assassin
And I always mention Borges, always to a resounding silence, but anyway. Borges. No doubt.
I want to hear you all chant.
"Borges" "Borges" "Borges"

Yes, I love him, too. But you have to admit that a Borges reader
needs to have some education (better a good one) in literature.
Otherwise he may be lost in the face of so much cross-references
to other authors. You don't need to have read everything he has,
which is almost impossible, but it helps to know what he's talking about.

Any comments on Neil Gaiman or William Gibson?
Among the contemporary authors those two are my favs.
This is not to say they will still be read, but it may well be possible.

R'as