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The incomparable Borges delivered these seven lectures in Buenos Aires in 1977; attendees were treated to Borges' erudition on the following topics: Dante's , , , , , , and .
Synopsis
The incomparable Borges delivered these seven lectures in Buenos Aires in 1977; attendees were treated to Borges' erudition on the following topics: Dante's The Divine Comedy, Nightmares, Thousand and One Dreams, Buddhism, Poetry, The Kabbalah, and Blindness.
Synopsis
The incomparable Borges delivered these seven lectures in Buenos Aires in 1977; attendees were treated to Borges' erudition on the following topics: Dante's "The Divine Comedy," Buddhism, poetry, the Kabbalah, and blindness.
Synopsis
A collection drawn from Jorge Luis Borges' lectures.
About the Author
Jorge Luis Borges(1899-1986) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a poet, essayist, and short-story writer, he became one of the first Latin American writers to achieve international fame.
Eliot Weinberger(b. NYC, 1949), is an essayist and translator. He won PEN"s first Gregory Kolovakos Award for promoting Hispanic literature in the US, and he is America"s first literary writer to receive Mexico"s Order of the Aztec Eagle. He lives in New York City.
Roberto Bolao(1953-2003) was born in Santiago, Chile, and later lived in Mexico, Paris, and Spain: he wrote nine novels, two story collections, and five books of poetry. Among his many prizes are the extremely prestigious Herralde de Novela Award and the Premio R"mulo Gallegos. He was widely considered to be the greatest Latin American writer of his generation.