El aleph is a short story by the argentine writer and poet jorge luis borges.

Jorge luis borges background. His paternal grandmother was english and young jorge mastered english at an early age. Shy and bookish a librarian by profession borges reflected throughout his career on the lives of his heroic argentine relatives and on the myths and realities of the nation s often violent character. He was a highly influential figure in spanish language literature and his works contributed. Jorge luis borges came from a notable argentine family that included british ancestry.

Jorge francisco isidoro luis borges acevedo was an argentine writer and poet born in buenos aires. Of the time the borges family made a trip to europe to soak up culture and in their case to get an operation to help borges s father s ailing eyes. In 1914 his family moved to switzerland where he attended school and traveled to spain. The aleph original spanish title.

Jorge francisco isidoro luis borges acevedo ˈ b ɔːr h ɛ s. They lived in the palermo district of buenos aires which at the time was a bit rough. In geneva jorge luis aka geòrgie was immersed in painful and enrich. This early introduction to literature started him on a path toward a literary career.

On his return to argentina in 1921 borges began publishing his poems and essays in surrealist literary journals. His father was a versatile intellectual whose library was full of english books that borges read growing up. Jorge francisco isidoro luís borges was born in buenos aires on august 24 1899 to middle class parents from a family with a distinguished military background. The english translation of fictions was published in 1962 the same year as labyrinths a separate compilation of borges s translated works.

24 august 1899 14 june 1986 was an argentine short story writer essayist poet and translator and a key figure in spanish language and universal literature. Ficciones is a collection of short stories by argentine writer and poet jorge luis borges produced between 1941 and 1956.

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