Jorge Luis Borges
24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986
Jorge Luis Borges was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, and poet, a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. Renowned for his labyrinthine short fictions exploring dreams, infinity, mirrors, and libraries, his major collections include Ficciones and The Aleph. He served as director of the National Public Library of Argentina despite his progressive blindness.
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Life events
Borges was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, into an educated bilingual family.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe Borges family moved to Europe, and he studied in Geneva and later lived in Spain.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgFervor de Buenos Aires, his first book of poems, was published after his return to Argentina.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis landmark short-story collection Ficciones, containing many of his most famous tales, was published.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgEl Aleph, another celebrated collection of short stories, was published.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBorges became director of the National Public Library of Argentina, though by then nearly blind.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBorges shared the International Publishers' Prize with Samuel Beckett, bringing him global recognition.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBorges married his longtime collaborator María Kodama shortly before his death.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBorges died of liver cancer in Geneva, where he had chosen to spend his final months.
Source: en.wikipedia.org