Norman Thomas di Giovanni

But you will also find this story in its original collection, 1975's The Book of Sand.

That translation, which you'll still find out there floating around in digital and physical forms, is by Norman Thomas DiGiovanni.

The title tale in that, The Book of Sand, is also pretty tremendous.

Now, I want to stress, though, if you've never read a Borges story before, I don't necessarily think this should be the first one.