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Borges en Sur 1931-1980
De 1931 a 1970 Jorge Luis Borges colaboro activamente en la revista Sur. Muchos de los textos que publico alli fueron recogidos en sus Obras Completas (1974), pero otros - ensayos sobre temas literarios y politicos, resenas bibliograficas, notas de cine, etcetera - permanecieron ineditos en libro, fuera del alcance del publico. Este volumen reune casi cien colaboraciones dispersas; se cierra con el discurso de homenaje que Borges pronuncio en la Unesco, con motivo de la muerte de Victoria Ocampo, y que Sur publico en 1980.
358 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1999
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Jorge Luis Borges
1,944 books14.2k followersJorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known works, Ficciones (transl. Fictions) and El Aleph (transl. The Aleph), published in the 1940s, are collections of short stories exploring motifs such as dreams, labyrinths, chance, infinity, archives, mirrors, fictional writers and mythology. Borges's works have contributed to philosophical literature and the fantasy genre, and have had a major influence on the magic realist movement in 20th century Latin American literature.
Born in Buenos Aires, Borges later moved with his family to Switzerland in 1914, where he studied at the Collège de Genève. The family travelled widely in Europe, including Spain. On his return to Argentina in 1921, Borges began publishing his poems and essays in surrealist literary journals. He also worked as a librarian and public lecturer. In 1955, he was appointed director of the National Public Library and professor of English Literature at the University of Buenos Aires. He became completely blind by the age of 55. Scholars have suggested that his progressive blindness helped him to create innovative literary symbols through imagination. By the 1960s, his work was translated and published widely in the United States and Europe. Borges himself was fluent in several languages.
In 1961, he came to international attention when he received the first Formentor Prize, which he shared with Samuel Beckett. In 1971, he won the Jerusalem Prize. His international reputation was consolidated in the 1960s, aided by the growing number of English translations, the Latin American Boom, and by the success of Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude. He dedicated his final work, The Conspirators, to the city of Geneva, Switzerland. Writer and essayist J.M. Coetzee said of him: "He, more than anyone, renovated the language of fiction and thus opened the way to a remarkable generation of Spanish-American novelists."
Born in Buenos Aires, Borges later moved with his family to Switzerland in 1914, where he studied at the Collège de Genève. The family travelled widely in Europe, including Spain. On his return to Argentina in 1921, Borges began publishing his poems and essays in surrealist literary journals. He also worked as a librarian and public lecturer. In 1955, he was appointed director of the National Public Library and professor of English Literature at the University of Buenos Aires. He became completely blind by the age of 55. Scholars have suggested that his progressive blindness helped him to create innovative literary symbols through imagination. By the 1960s, his work was translated and published widely in the United States and Europe. Borges himself was fluent in several languages.
In 1961, he came to international attention when he received the first Formentor Prize, which he shared with Samuel Beckett. In 1971, he won the Jerusalem Prize. His international reputation was consolidated in the 1960s, aided by the growing number of English translations, the Latin American Boom, and by the success of Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude. He dedicated his final work, The Conspirators, to the city of Geneva, Switzerland. Writer and essayist J.M. Coetzee said of him: "He, more than anyone, renovated the language of fiction and thus opened the way to a remarkable generation of Spanish-American novelists."
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January 6, 2021
La edición no es buena. No se encuentra todo lo publicado por Borges en la revista SUR, sino aquello que no fue publicado en otros libros -se sobreentiende que uno posee todos esos libros de la Editorial Emecé. A su vez, la ordenación es temática (Traducciones, reseñas sobre cine, Miscelánea, etc.) y no por fecha, lo que estropea la lectura.
Por suerte la Biblioteca Nacional ha digitalizado y publicado en su sitio la totalidad de números de la revista SUR: todo lo excluido por el libro puede encontrarse allí.
Por suerte la Biblioteca Nacional ha digitalizado y publicado en su sitio la totalidad de números de la revista SUR: todo lo excluido por el libro puede encontrarse allí.
September 1, 2016
Artigos de Jorge Luís Borges na revista «Sur».
Borges é Borges. Aqui, mais do que o escritor de génio que foi, destaca-se o leitor não menos genial que também foi. Com os artigos reunidos nesta obra, Borges, basicamente, ensina a ler.
Borges é Borges. Aqui, mais do que o escritor de génio que foi, destaca-se o leitor não menos genial que também foi. Com os artigos reunidos nesta obra, Borges, basicamente, ensina a ler.
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