In “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius” there is talk of a “third world”. Explain what are the three worlds that are mentioned in the story (reality, representation, and fiction) and how each one operates as it relates to the various encyclopedias referred in the story. Explain what it means for Borges that “the world will be Tlön.” Do we live in a world of fictions? Or as Jean Baudrillard argues, in a world of simulation? Use examples from the story and from Baudrillard’s essay.
