The Library of Babel

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fictional library
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:The_Library_of_Babel_(film)
gptkbp:author gptkb:Jorge_Luis_Borges
gptkbp:contains all possible books
infinite number of volumes
gptkbp:description a universe of books
gptkbp:explores the nature of reality
the limits of human understanding
gptkbp:features librarians
readers
books with random text
gptkbp:firstPublished 1941
gptkbp:genre short story
gptkbp:gift_shop a paradox
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Library of Babel
gptkbp:influencedBy philosophy
set theory
kabbalah
gptkbp:inspiration the concept of infinity
the idea of totality
gptkbp:is_a hypertext
gptkbp:is_part_of Ficciones
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy
The Matrix
gptkbp:is_studied_in literary criticism
gptkbp:is_used_in music
information theory
postmodern literature
the absurd
video games
academic papers
artworks
popular culture
philosophical contexts
theory of knowledge
infinite possibilities
gptkbp:language gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:narrativeStyle the universe
the internet
gptkbp:promotes the nature of existence
the nature of language
the nature of authorship
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:El_Jardín_de_senderos_que_se_bifurcan
gptkbp:setting a hexagonal room
infinite library
gptkbp:surroundingArea a labyrinth
gptkbp:symbolizes the search for meaning
the futility of knowledge
gptkbp:theme knowledge
infinity
chaos
gptkbp:wrote the 20th century