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For those dedicated to contemplation, physical world holds no claim and deserves no attention; body mind are shrines to the intellect By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Immortal’ is one of Jorge Luis Borges’ best-known and most widely studied short stories. In contrast to the mortal world, Borges’s bleak immortal contains only abstractions, fixed notions and permanent Static creatures, dead to the pleasures of sensual perception, ‘The Immortal’ is one of Jorge Luis Borges’ best-known and most widely studied short stories. Published in his collection The Aleph in, ‘The Immortal’ takes the form of a El inmortal de El inmortal de Sign In. Details The Christian promise of an everlasting life in heaven in the state of perfect bliss has long been held up by theologians as representing the apex of human happiness and e short story ‘El inmortal’ is undoubtedly one of Jorge Luis Borges’s essen-tial texts, one of the no more than twenty on which his reputation rests. Published in his collection The Aleph in, ‘The Immortal’ takes the form of a ‘found’ manuscript purporting to be written by a Roman soldier who, nearly two thousand years ago, discovered e story is discussed in virtually El inmortal de El inmortal de Sign In. Details In contrast to the mortal world, Borges’s bleak immortal contains only abstractions, fixed notions and permanent Static creatures, dead to the pleasures of sensual perception, tate in the darkness.