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portada Con Borges (in Spanish)
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Category
Biografías
Year
2014
Language
Spanish
Pages
89
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9789876297035
Edited in
Argentina

Con Borges (in Spanish)

Alberto Manguel (Author) · Siglo XXI Editores · Paperback

Con Borges (in Spanish) - Alberto Manguel

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Synopsis "Con Borges (in Spanish)"

En 1964, un joven Alberto Manguel conoció a Jorge Luis Borges en la librería Pigmalion, donde trabajaba como vendedor por la tarde, cuando salía del colegio. Desde entonces, y hasta 1968, fue a la casa del escritor varias noches por semana, a leerle en voz alta. Con Borges es el relato imperdible, delicioso, de esos encuentros, que consistían en sesiones de lectura, paseos por la ciudad, conversaciones, comidas, ocurrencias.
Con un tono en que confluyen la frescura del adolescente que no cree estar viviendo un hecho extraordinario y la lucidez del lector y escritor adulto que vuelve sobre una zona decisiva de sus recuerdos, Manguel construye "su" Borges sin caer jamás en la solemnidad, atendiendo al suceder cotidiano: Borges en su casa, la víspera de Año Nuevo, dictando un poema que ha compuesto con precisión en su mente, preparando una charla y memorizándola, buscando un libro en su biblioteca y encontrándolo sin titubear; Borges con Silvina Ocampo y Bioy Casares, compartiendo el relato de sus sueños nocturnos; Borges en el cine, intensamente conmovido; en la calle, caminando por Florida y explicando cómo puede saberse si un poeta es bueno o malo; en una librería, recorriendo con sus manos libros desconocidos hasta descifrar nombres y títulos.
Anécdotas desopilantes -como la del escritor ansioso por leerle un cuento de cuchilleros- o poco conocidas -la visita que le hizo Marguerite Yourcenar en Ginebra, poco antes de su muerte- componen un libro revelador por partida doble: del Borges íntimo que los homenajes escamotean, y del Manguel que, de regreso en Buenos Aires, percibe la ciudad real y vertiginosa de hoy a través de esa ciudad imaginaria, personal, que le proponen los recuerdos.
Alberto Manguel
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Alberto Manguel is a writer, editor, translator, and essayist of Argentine-Canadian descent, born in Buenos Aires on March 13, 1948. Internationally recognized for his profound reflection on reading, books, and libraries, Manguel has dedicated much of his work to exploring the connection between human beings and the written word.

During his youth, he briefly worked as a reader for Jorge Luis Borges, an experience that deeply marked his life and his view of the act of reading. In the 1980s, he moved to Canada, where he became a citizen and developed much of his career as an author. He also lived in other countries, such as France and Germany, and has worked in various roles related to the publishing, academic, and library worlds.

Among his most famous books are A History of Reading (1996), The Library at Night (2006), and The Traveler with the Light Luggage (2011). His work blends personal memory, cultural history, and literary criticism, with a scholarly yet accessible style.

He was the director of the National Library of Argentina from 2016 to 2018. Considered a great contemporary humanist, Manguel continues to be an influential figure in thinking about written culture and reading as a form of knowledge and freedom.
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Pedro Marquez Wednesday, September 16, 2020
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Maravilloso

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 Evelio Guzman Roque Monday, May 31, 2021
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Excelente producto , muy recomendable esta pagina para comprar

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 Odilia Garcia Tuesday, July 27, 2021
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Manguel es un genio.

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 Gicelt Solaro Wednesday, February 23, 2022
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Muy bueno, un perfil de Borges más humano.

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 Jorge Cermeño Wednesday, July 05, 2023
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El objeto, impecable. Aún no lo leí

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