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The Cemetery of Forgotten Books is an underground library in New York City. It was created by Jorge Luis Borges, who worked there for thirty-three years, and is now run by his son, Martin. The premise of the library is that all books are written on the backs of other books. There are no shelves, only piles of books carelessly piled one on top of another.
The books are not arranged by size or subject; they are arranged alphabetically. This means that you can find any book you might want at the Library—in fact, you might even find some you don’t know exist.
Source: The Shadow Of The Wind
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