This is a French edition of The Aleph, one of Borges's best-known story collections. The title story follows a narrator who is shown a single point in a cellar from which every place in the universe can be seen at once. The other pieces range from tales of gauchos, outlaws and duels in Buenos Aires to meditations on immortality, memory and fame. Together they show Borges mixing realistic detail with metaphysical riddles. The collection is valued for its range and for its quiet, precise prose.