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Article: Jorge Luis Borges: A Writer on the Edge.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- World Literature Today
- Article date:
- March 22, 1994
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Originating as a series of lectures delivered at Cambridge University, Jorge Luis Borges: A Writer on the Edge features Beatriz Sarlo, the respected Argentine critic, speaking directly to an English-language public whose acquaintance with Argentine letters and culture may be extremely limited. The book is not simply an introduction to Borges, for it has a thesis; yet it is highly useful as such a guide, since Sarlo takes pains to orient readers unfamiliar with the author's work and analyzes a good selection of texts representing all periods of his career.
Beyond presenting Borges, Sarlo's book seeks to correct a distortion in (especially foreign) readers' perception ...
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Article: Jorge Luis Borges, RIP. (obituary)
National Review;
July 18, 1986 ;
700+ words
...Jorge Luis Borges, RIP WITH JORGE LUIS BORGES'S death it is incredible to look back and realize that he did not get the Nobel Prize for Literature, which was given to Pearl Buck, John Steinbeck, and some Spanish and Italian poets who were ...
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