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Arabian Nights

This collection of stories is repeatedly referenced as a foundational document, influential in many literatures across the world.

Bombay

This Indian city, constructed by colonial powers, serves as a synthesis of its nation and its peoples, as well as presenting an idealized version of what India could be.

Jorge Luis Borges

This Argentine author is repeatedly referenced as a significant influence on the narrator’s preferred literatures.

George W. Bush

This President of the United States attracts significant adverse attention in the anthology. He is taken as an embodiment of anti-intellectual currents.

James Joyce

This Irish author is repeatedly referenced as a significant influence on the narrator’s preferred literatures.

Gabriel García “Gabo” Márquez

This Columbian author, a Nobel laureate, is repeatedly referenced as a significant influence on the narrator’s preferred literatures. Conversations with him figure prominently in the anthology.

New York City

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