Name: Jorge Luis Borges: A Writer on the Edge (Critical Studies in Latin American Culture)
Price: 31.50 EUR
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Author: Beatriz Sarlo
ISBN: 9781844675883

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Jorge Luis Borges: A Writer on the Edge (Critical Studies in Latin American Culture)

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Physical Book

Author

Beatriz Sarlo

Publisher

Verso Books

Synopsis "Jorge Luis Borges: A Writer on the Edge (Critical Studies in Latin American Culture) "

Jorge Luis Borges is generally acknowledged to be one of the 20th century's most significant writers. Yet in all the critical debates on his work, the fact that he is an Argentine writer is rarely discussed, as if his world reputation had somehow cleansed him of nationality. In "Jorge Luis Borges", Sarlo challenges these "universalist" readings, arguing that they leave aside vital aspects of Borges' writing, including his most powerful vision of Argentina's past and its traditions, which placed both the writer and his country at the strange intersection of European and Latin American culture.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

Beatriz Sarlo

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Born in Buenos Aires in 1942. Taught Argentine literature at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Buenos Aires. Has lectured at various American universities such as Berkeley, Columbia, Minnesota, Maryland, and Chicago. Was a member of the Wilson Center in Washington, “Simón Bolívar Professor of Latin American Studies” at the University of Cambridge, England, and in 2003, a member of the Wissenschaftskolleg in Berlin. Several of her books have been translated in Brazil, Great Britain, the United States, and Italy. Her first book, published in 1967, was a brief study on literary criticism in the 19th century. Has researched topics of Argentine literature, cultural nationalism, and avant-gardes, urban culture, and popular culture. Was part of the editorial board of the magazine Los Libros, until its closure in 1976. From 1978 to 2008, she directed the renowned magazine of culture and politics Punto de Vista, a prestigious forum for discussion and intellectual dissemination. Brazil honored her, in 2009, with the Order of Cultural Merit.

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