Jorge Luis Borges Quotes


The Falklands things was a fight between two bald men over a comb.


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Jorge Luis Borges, 1899-1986, Argentinean Poet and Novelist, Quoted in Time, February 14, 1983

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Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
  • 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.