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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })First published in 1947 in the Los anales de Buenos Aires newspaper, "The House of Asterion" ("La casa de Asterión") is a short fantasy story written by Jorge Luis Borges, then republished in 1949 in The Aleph.Prince Asterion has heard all the nasty rumors said about him, where he is called arrogant, a misanthropist, mad, and is a prisoner of his home of infinite doors. Asterion denies these rumors, trying to tell himself that his life is ordinary, and enviable. Every nine years, nine men are sent to his home, and Asterion happily greets them and puts an end to their woeful existence. One of these men has time to prophesize that Asterion will find a redeemer. Because of that, he calmly awaits him and even wonders what he looks like. Is he a man? A bull? A bull with the head of a man? Or is he the opposite, like Asterion?Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })The short story was dedicated to Marta Mosquera Eastman. There's very little information about her, but what little information is available is that she was a friend of Borges at the time, and she later moved to Venezuela to work as a reporter. | |
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Anachronism Stew: The short story is a Perspective Flip of the myth of the Minotaur. Asterion mentions Socrates, who lived in the years 469-399 B.C. Somehow, Asterion is aware of a philosopher that wouldn't exist until hundreds of years after the fall of the Kingdom of Crete, where the myth of the Minotaur is set. | |
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The Aloner: Asterion is completely alone on his home of infinite doors, due to the plebeians outside fearing him. Despite stating the contrary, he truly wishes to have someone to talk with, and one of his distractions is to pretend someone follows him. | |
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