Jorge Luis Borges

"Borges: A Life" by Edwin Williamson

Jorge Luis Borges went from being an unknown middle-aged librarian to one of the 20th century's most influential writers. So why do so few people read him now?

By Allen Barra August 27, 2004
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The greatest influence on the Argentine writer was a phenomenon invented after his death.

By Douglas Wolk December 6, 1999

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