Jorge Luis Borges Quotes
Now we are governed by gentlemen.
Based on this statement, the coup came to be called “The Gentlemen’s Coup.”
Jorge Luis Borges, 1899-1986, Argentinean Poet and Novelist, Statement when a upper class military junta deposed Isabelita Peron’s populist and fascist government, March 1976
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His comment was particularly critical since he had been an early supporter of the military takeover of the government. See {595250}.
- Born: August 24, 1899
- Died: June 14, 1986
- Nationality: Argentinian
- Profession: Writer, Poet, Philosopher, Translator, Editor, Critic, Librarian
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, and a key figure in Spanish-language and universal literature. His best-known books, Ficciones (Fictions) and El Aleph (The Aleph), published in the 1940s, are compilations of short stories interconnected by common themes, including dreams, labyrinths, philosophers, libraries, mirrors, fictional writers, and mythology. Borges' works have contributed to philosophical literature and the fantasy genre, and have been considered by some critics to mark the beginning of the magic realist movement in 20th century Latin American literature. His late poems converse with such cultural figures as Spinoza, Camões, and Virgil.
