Herbert Quain

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Author

An author of experimental and heterodox literature, such as "The God of the Labyrinth" and "April March", who believed his works belonged to the history of art rather than art itself.

In The Form of the Sword (Jorge Luis Borges, 1944)

Possibly the same character

Same author, same name, in other works — cross-work identity is not asserted here, only suggested. Nartopo tracks character identity per work; these are separate pages that may or may not depict the same character.

Herbert Quain in An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain (1944)
Herbert Quain in The Circular Ruins (1944)
Herbert Quain in Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius (1944)