He was completely blind when appointed the head of argentinas national library. Contents a universal history of iniquity 1935 preface to the first edition preface to the 1954 edition the cruel redeemer lazarus morell the improbable impostor tom castro. Jorge luis borges 18991986 was an argentine poet, essayist, and author of short stories. Jorge luis borges a minor collection of works contents. He received a ba from more about jorge luis borges. The library of babel death and the compass theme of the traitor and hero three versions of judas the babylon lottery funes, the memorious the secret miracle the approach to almutasim the garden of forking paths the sect of the phoenix an examination of the work of herbert quain. Jorge luis borges jorge luis borges books jorge luis borges the library of babel jose luis borges fictions, jose luis borges borges about borges borges. Jorge luis borges 18901982, argentine poet, critic, and shortstory writer, revolutionized modern literature. One of the twentieth centurys greatest writers, jorge luis borges 18991986 published numerous collections of poems, essays, and fiction, director of the national library of buenos aires from 1955 to 1973, borges was awarded the degree of doctor of letters, honoris causa, from both columbia and oxford. Aug 07, 2014 licensed to youtube by pink floyd on behalf of emi records. I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space. Jorge luis borges translated by andrew hurley allen lane the penguin press published by the penguin group. T borges and i by jorge luis borges, translated by james e.
Thus my life is a flight and i lose everything and everything belongs to oblivion, or to him. Aug 25, 1983 borges and i museum on exactitude in science in memoriam, j. Hamlet, ii, 2 but they will teach us that eternity is the standing still of the present. Afterword in praise of darkness 1969 foreword the ethnographer pedro salvadores legend a prayer his end and his beginning brodies report 1970 foreword the interloper unworthy the story from rosendo juarez the encounter juan murana the elderly lady the duel. Licensed to youtube by pink floyd on behalf of emi records. Hamlet, ii, 2 but they will teach us that eternity is.
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