Averroes struggles to understand Aristotle’s concepts of tragedy and comedy without any direct knowledge of theater.

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"La busca de Averroes" is a short story by Jorge Luis Borges that portrays the philosopher Averroes’ futile attempt to interpret Aristotle’s ideas on tragedy and comedy while highlighting the limits of cultural understanding and translation.

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La busca de Averroes plotSummary Averroes struggles to understand Aristotle’s concepts of tragedy and comedy without any direct knowledge of theater.