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This article is from the Books FAQ, by Evelyn C. Leeper eleeper@jaguar.stc.lucent.com with numerous contributions by others.

15 What is the short story by Jorge Luis Borges in which a Chinese taxonomy is discussed?

"The Analytical Language of John Wilkins," in OTHER INQUISITIONS (University
of Texas Press, 1964). It is not, repeat NOT, "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius."
I re-read that with a specific eye toward looking for this reference and it
isn't there. Nor does it appear to be in any other story in LABYRINTHS.

 

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