<P> `` The Library of Babel '' ( Spanish : La biblioteca de Babel ) is a short story by Argentine author and librarian Jorge Luis Borges ( 1899 -- 1986 ) , conceiving of a universe in the form of a vast library containing all possible 410 - page books of a certain format and character set . </P>
<P> `` The Library of Babel '' ( Spanish : La biblioteca de Babel ) is a short story by Argentine author and librarian Jorge Luis Borges ( 1899 -- 1986 ) , conceiving of a universe in the form of a vast library containing all possible 410 - page books of a certain format and character set . </P>
number of books in the library of babel
number of books in the library of babel
410
410