Jorge luis borges bio
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Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges, born in Buenos Aires on August 24, , was an Argentine poet and prose writer. Bilingual in English and Spanish at an early age, Borges was a well-read child despite not receiving formal schooling until he was nine years old. In , Borges moved to Switzerland with his family, where he attended the Collège de Genève. After completing his education, Borges and his family moved to Spain, where he became associated with Ultraism—an avant-garde literary movement initiated in Spain in Borges is credited with introducing it to South America in , when he returned to Buenos Aires.
In that same year, Borges founded the poetry serial Prisma, which ran for just two issues, in addition to other short-lived magazines. His first collection of poems, Fervor de Buenos Aires [Fervor of Buenos Aires] was published by Imprenta Serrantes in Between and , Borges published primarily poetry and essays, including Luna de enfrente [Moon Across the Way] (Editorial Proa, ) and Cuaderno San Martín [San Martín Copybook] (Cuadernos del Plata, ).
Perhaps best known for his short stories, Borges is the author of many collections of fiction including Labyrinths (New Directions, ); Ficciones [Fictions] (Editorial Sur, ), which, in , would be his firs
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Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo KBE (/ˈbɔːrhɛs/; Spanish: [ˈboɾxes]; 24 August – 14 June ) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, and a key figure in Spanish-language literature. His best-known books, Ficciones (Fictions) and El Aleph (The Aleph), published in the s, are compilations of short stories interconnected by common themes, including dreams, labyrinths, philosophy, 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.
Born in a suburb of Buenos Aires, Borges later moved with his family to Switzerland in , where he studied at the Collège de Genève. The family travelled widely in Europe, including Spain. On his return to Argentina in , Borges began publishing his poems and essays in surrealist literary journals. He also worked as a librarian and public lecturer. In , he was appointed director of the National Public Library and professor of English Literature at the University of Buenos Aires. He b
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