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(1899-1986) Argentine writer. Jorge Luis Borges is an important 20th-century writer, famous for his essays, translations, short stories, and other works.
The Inescapable Labyrinths of Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges was born Buenos Aires in 1899, and he received a world-class education in Europe that brought him into contact with many influential writers and thinkers who by comparison now exist as mere footnotes to Borges, because what he brought to his learning was a mind so searching, so curious, and so infinitely agile that he was seemingly capable of anything.
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Jorge Luis Borges is an important literary figure of the 20th century. He was a poet, essayist, translator, letter writer, and short story writer. Authors like Cervantes, Kafka and Chesterton are known influences on his works. Here are a few quotes from Jorge Luis Borges.

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