Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

(1899–1986) essayist Argentina

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[Wikidata] Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)... | [Wikipedia] Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known works, Ficciones (transl. Fictions) and El Aleph, published in the 1940s, are collections of short stories

About Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known works, Ficciones (transl. Fictions) and El Aleph, published in the 1940s, are collections of short stories exploring motifs such as dreams, labyrinths, chance, infinity, archives, mirrors, fictional writers, and mythology. Borges's works have contributed to philosophical literature and the fantasy genre, and have had a major influence on the magical realist movement in 20th century Latin American literature.

Known for:

The Library of Babel

Notable works:

Ficciones

Awards:

Miguel de Cervantes Prize|Jerusalem Prize|Balzan Prize|Edgar Awards|Prix mondial Cino Del Duca|Prix Formentor|Alfonso Reyes International Prize|World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement|Knight of the Legion of Honour|honorary doctorate of the University of Murcia|diamond Konex award|honorary doctorate from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru|National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism|Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Gran Premio de Honor de la SADE|Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise|Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword|Grand Officer of the Order of the Falcon|Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany|Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire|Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres|Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Commander of the Order of the Sun of Peru|doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University|commander of the Order of Bernardo O'Higgins|honorary doctorate of the National University of San Marcos

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