Agenda
Borges, fascism, and evil as stupidity: A parable for our times
30 Juillet 2026
Jorge Luis Borges is such a towering figure of world letters, and his stories are so universal, that it is easy to forget that he wrote from a specific national and historical setting. Written in a neofascist age, “The Gospel According to Mark” is a parable of fascist loomings and evil as stupidity.
Borges, fascism, and evil as stupidity: A parable for our times
Par Michael Nieto Garcia,
Professor of Literature
Clarkson University
New York
U. S. A.
