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As a somewhat latecomer to the work of Borges, I've created this list to find authors that share some of the aspects that attracts me in Borges: the magic realism, the clear dense prose, literary references, the metafictional elements, the historical settings, the use of themes/metaphors like labyrinths, libraries etc.

I've started with some of the authors I like and that for me have an approach to writing similar to Borges: Eco, Calvino, Marquez etc.

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1	The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3) by Paul Auster 3.86 avg rating — 90,655 ratings score: 592, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino 4.01 avg rating — 117,679 ratings score: 592, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino 4.09 avg rating — 103,254 ratings score: 497, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez 4.13 avg rating — 1,157,999 ratings score: 396, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Public Library and Other Stories by Ali Smith 3.52 avg rating — 5,488 ratings score: 299, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Island of the Day Before by Umberto Eco 3.50 avg rating — 16,695 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Origin of Birds in the Footprints of Writing by Raymond St. Elmo (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 105 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Book of Illusions by Paul Auster 3.90 avg rating — 27,532 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Lost Books of the Odyssey by Zachary Mason (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 3,717 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Predestination Paradox: The Patricide Trilogy, Book One by Laika Lee (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	His Dark Enchantress by Victoria Chatham (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Letters from a Shipwreck in the Sea of Suns and Moons by Raymond St. Elmo (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 81 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Arabian Nightmare by Robert Irwin 3.80 avg rating — 811 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Complete Short Stories by J.G. Ballard 4.41 avg rating — 1,846 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Memories of the Future by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky 3.90 avg rating — 1,325 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Table Talk: Oscar Wilde by Peter Ackroyd 3.75 avg rating — 153 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang 4.25 avg rating — 133,675 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Blow-Up and Other Stories by Julio Cortázar 4.20 avg rating — 8,174 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Foe by J.M. Coetzee 3.41 avg rating — 12,968 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares 3.93 avg rating — 39,245 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Letter Killers Club by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky 3.74 avg rating — 1,100 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars