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Is Borges the Most Important Writer of the 20th Century?
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In our third episode, we explore who Borges was and the influence he has had on literature.
February Borges Short Stories:
1. Shakespeare’s Memory: English translation (p. 1036): https://posthegemony.files.wordpress....
Spanish: https://ciudadseva.com/texto/la-memor...
2. Death and the CompassEnglish translation: https://analepsis.org/wp-content/uplo...
Spanish: https://lecturia.org/cuentos-y-relato...
3. The Circular Ruins: English translation and Spanish: https://people.duke.edu/~garci/garcit...
4. Everything and Nothing: English translation (p. 693): http://posthegemony.wordpress.com/wp-...
Spanish: https://borgestodoelanio.blogspot.com...
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Introduction music featured by Antonín Dvořák's String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, B. 179 “American”: I. Allegro ma non troppo (1893), performed by the Cleveland Quartet (Telarc, 1991).
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