In a 1967 interview with Burgin, Borges recalled how his interactions with Argentina's Nazi sympathisers led him to create the story. He recalled, "And then I realized that those people that were on the side of Germany, that they never thought of German victories or the German glory. What they really liked was the idea of the Blitzkrieg, of London being on fire, of the country being destroyed. As to the German fighters, they took no stock in them. Then I thought, well now Germany has lost, now America has saved us from this nightmare, but since nobody can doubt on which side I stood, I'll see what can be done from a literary point of view in favor of the Nazis. And then I created the ideal Nazi."Burgin (1968), pp 331–332.
In a 1967 interview with Burgin Borges recalled how his interactions with Argentina's Nazi sympathisers led him to create the story He recalled "And then I realized that those people that were on the side of Germany that they never thought of German victories or the German glory What they really liked was the idea of the Blitzkrieg of London being on fire of the country being destroyed As to the German fighters they took no stock in them Then I thought well now Germany has lost now America has saved us from this nightmare but since nobody can doubt on which side I stood I'll see what can be done from a literary point of view in favor of the Nazis And then I created the ideal Nazi"Burgin (1968) pp 331–332