The House of Asterion

About “The House of Asterion”

"The House of Asterion" is a short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges. It was first published in 1947 in the literary magazine Los Anales de Buenos Aires and later included in his 1949 collection The Aleph. The story retells the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur from the perspective of Asterion, the Minotaur. It explores his isolation and confusion through his own voice, offering a unique and introspective take on the classic myth. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)