Jorge Luis Borges(1899-1986)
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Borges was born into an upper class family, and received his education
in Buenos Aires, Cambridge, and Geneva. He began writing as a student,
and when in 1918 he settled in Spain, it was as a member of an
experimental literary group. He returned to Argentina in 1921, and had
his first poems published in 1923. He loved Buenos Aires. He lost his
eyesight during the 1950's, but continued to write prolifically. His
works have been translated into many languages. Brilliant, courtly, and
thoughtful, Borges was director of the National Library of Argentina
for many years. A month before his death he married Maria Kodama, with
whom he had collaborated on his last book.
