Jorge Luis Borges: The Writer of Incredible and Unexpected Realities
Jorge Luis Borges, an Argentine author born in Buenos Aires on August 24, 1899, passed away in Geneva on June 14, 1986. Renowned for his unique fusion of fantasy and reality, Borges penned his first story at the age of seven and translated works by Oscar Wilde by nine. He pursued studies in Geneva and Spain, composed unpublished novels, and had a poem published in Seville. In 1923, he established the magazine Proa and released his initial poetry collection, Fervor de Buenos Aires. Following a near-fatal injury in 1938, he created acclaimed works such as Ficciones and L'Aleph. His opposition to Perón led to losing his librarian position, which he regained in 1955. Despite numerous accolades, he never received the Nobel Prize and succumbed to liver cancer in 1986.
Key facts
- Jorge Luis Borges was born in Buenos Aires on August 24, 1899.
- He died in Geneva on June 14, 1986.
- At age seven he wrote his first story; at nine he translated Oscar Wilde.
- He studied in Geneva and Spain during adolescence.
- He collaborated with the literary journal Ultra.
- In 1923 he founded the magazine Proa and published Fervor de Buenos Aires.
- In 1938 he suffered a head injury leading to septicemia.
- He wrote Ficciones and L'Aleph after his illness.
- He was an opponent of Perón and lost his librarian job in 1946.
- After Perón's fall in 1955, he became conservator of the Central Library of Buenos Aires.
- He received the Premio Nazionale della Letteratura (1957), Premio Internazionale degli Editori (1961), and Premio Formentor (1969).
- He never received the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- He suffered from progressive vision loss and died of liver cancer.
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- Ultra
- Proa
- Central Library of Buenos Aires
Locations
- Buenos Aires
- Argentina
- Geneva
- Switzerland
- Spain
- Seville