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Jorge Luis Borges: Conversations | Jorge Luis Borges
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Jorge Luis Borges, one of the indisputably great writers of the twentieth century, was born in Buenos Aires in 1899. Never having been awarded the Nobel Prize, which his readers worldwide believed he deserved, this story writer, poet, essayist, and man of letters died at age eighty-six.This anthology of interviews with him features more than a dozen conversations that cover all phases of his life and work.Conducted between 1964 and 1984, the interviews reveal Borges to be a remarkably candid, humorous man, by turns skeptical and enthusiastic, and always a singularly incisive and adventurous thinker.He discusses his blindness, his family and childhood, early travels, literary friends, and struggles to find his literary identity. In depth he examines the meanings and intentions of his own famous stories and poems, and he speaks of the writers whose works he has loved-Dante, Cervantes, Emerson, Dickinson, H. G. Wells, Kafka, Stevenson, Kipling, Whitman, Frost, and Faulkner-and of those whom he disliked, such as Hemingway and Lorca. Borges expresses his contempt for Peron and assesses the tumultuous politics of Argentina. He speaks also of the imagination as a type of dreaming, about issues of collaboration and translation, about philosophy, and about time.Many of the interviews were conducted by notable figures, including Alastair Reid, Willis Barnstone, and Ronald Christ.As Borges speaks in these conversations, readers who have fallen under the spell of his magical prose and poety will find additional sustenance.
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Amiable
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Just returned to work after a week off and flipped my calendar to August. This is one of my favorite book quotes of all time. 🥰

Tanisha_A ❤️ 4y
kspenmoll Hope you are ok with this power outage. Thinking of you! 4y
Amiable @kspenmoll Much of our town is out, but we managed to keep our power! How are you making out? 4y
kspenmoll @Amiable We still have no power & may not until Tuesday. But we found a hotel room 💕 4y
Amiable @kspenmoll Oh, that sucks about the power! But good that you found a hotel room—those are in scarce supply around here right now! 4y
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BriannaT
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“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” - Jorge Luis Borges My friend Kiersten took this photo in LA and I wanted to share it here! It‘s also my new phone background!

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ReadingSusan
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StephTKO
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T-T yaaaaas. Found this on https://libraryhotel.com/en/.

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TheLudicReader
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I think this is about right...with the addition of my loved ones & kitty.

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merelybookish
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I really need to read some Borges!

#pride #150pnpcoverparty @LeahBergen @CrowCAH

CrowCAH Nice one! I‘d rather do both! (Creative writer and reader) 7y
LeahBergen Perfect! 👍🏻 7y
merelybookish @CrowCAH I understand! 7y
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Aprilm
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Hornsby78
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@RealLifeReading This is the print I have framed that I mentioned. #quotes "I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library." Jorge Luis Borges

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RoofBeamReader
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I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. -Jorge Luis Borges (I'm at a bookstore, but the sentiment stands!)