The Gospel According to Mark (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Jorge Luis Borges
- First Published: 1970
- Type of Plot: Mythological
- Time of Work: March, 1928
- Setting: The district of Junin, Argentina
- Principal Characters: Baltasar Espinosa, The Gutre Family
- Genres: Short fiction, Mythological literature
- Subjects: Mythology or myths, Medicine, Floods, Ranches, ranchers, or ranching, Students or student life, Sacrifice
- Locales: Argentina
The Story
Baltasar Espinosa, a medical student in Buenos Aires, is invited by his cousin Daniel to vacation at a ranch in the district of Junin in the final days of March, 1928. Gutre, who is the overseer of the premises, lives there with his son and a girl of questionable paternity. All three are notably primitive in appearance and in their ability to express themselves verbally. In that environment, Baltasar is to learn lessons about life that he has never before suspected.
A few days after arriving, Daniel must leave for the capital, but Baltasar chooses to stay...
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