In the Foreword to the First Part, he says that the "stories require no great elucidation," although two of them, "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain" and "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", deal with imaginary books.
In 1956, the author added three stories; "The South," "The Cult of the Phoenix," and "The End" to the second part of this collection. In the Foreword to the First Part, he says that the "stories require no great elucidation," although two of them, "A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain" and "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius", deal with imaginary books. In another, "Pierre Menard," an author tries to rewrite Don Quixote. The titular story of the First Part concerns a spy who transmits findings by killing a man of the same name as a city to be attacked. For ten points, identify this collection containing "The Garden of the Forking Paths" as well as "The Library of Babel" written by Jorge Luis Borges.
In 1956, the author added three stories; "The South," "The Cult of the Phoenix," and "The End" to the second part of this collection.
Ficciones (or Fictions; accept Artifices before “second part”)