Introduction Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges is celebrated for his profound exploration of extensive diction and magical realism within his short stories. His journey into the realm of magical realism commenced after a life-altering head injury in 1938. Through his captivating narratives, he weaves elements...
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Introduction Jorge Luis Borges, in an attempt to bridge the gap between the inner mind and outer perception in his essay “Borges & I,” narrates from the first-person perspective of his own private thoughts. His own personal being, denoted with the name “Borges,” foils the...
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Jorge Luis Borges, a Spanish author who writes novels and short stories that often refer to themes that are spatially linked to Dante’s structural ideas. Borges’ short story ‘The Library of Babel’ published 1941 is another allegorical text that contemplates the purpose of each one...
In “The Garden of forking Paths” Jorge Luis Borges has an interesting narrative technique. An unknown narrator opens the story by summarizing Captain Liddell Hart’s report and introducing Dr. Yu Tsun’s deposition. The story begins abruptly in Dr. Yu Tsun’s voice speaking in first person,...
Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1962)
Date
24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986
Activity
Jorge Luis Borges was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, and a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature.
Politics
During the 1920s and 1930s, Borges was a vocal supporter of Hipólito Yrigoyen and the social democratic Radical Civic Union. In 1945, Borges signed a manifesto calling for an end to military rule and the establishment of political liberty and democratic elections. He was an anti-communist and anti-fascist.
Works
A Universal History of Infamy (1935), Ficciones (1944), El Aleph (1949), Labyrinths (1962), The Book of Sand (1975)
Style
Jorge Luis Borges is referred to by some as the Father of Latin Literature, due to his writing style of magical realism, which combined nineteenth century techniques with twentieth century visions. His stories combine mystery, fantasy, riddles, metafiction, and much else besides.
Legacy
Although Jorge Luis Borges was not well known during his lifetime, his collections of poems and stories are now considered classics of 20th-century literature. He is credited with bringing Latin American literature out of academia and to a global audience.
Quotes
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
“I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited.”
“I cannot sleep unless I am surrounded by books.”
