Veronica Olivares
Ms. Hunter
English 1
12 January 2016 An Awesome Writer Do you know Jorge Luis Borges? Jorge Luis Borges is considering as an important writer from Argentina. He was one of the most loved Latin American storytellers of the twentieth century. Jorge Luis impact on the Latin American community continues to influence today's generation. To begin with, Borges was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 24, 1899. His parents were Jorge Guillermo Borges who was an attorney and a teacher, his mother was Leonor Acevedo de Borges,
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His first wife was Widow Elsa Astete Millan in 1967, who wanted someone to take care of her blind son but sadly their marriage only lasted three years. His other marriage was with his assistant which didn’t last long because he died after they married. Borges innovative literary skills were commendable. He started his career by publishing essays and poems in journals. He became a member of the journal ‘’Prisma”. After years pass Jorge begin to work in a magazine call Sur which was one of the Argentina’s most crucial journals. This magazine gave Borges great opportunity to be recognized and to gain fame. After all Borges kept meeting with important people from Argentina like Adolfo Bioy Casares. Borges was also known for translating his work to other languages. ‘’ Borges achieved international recognition for in 1961 following the translation of his work into French” (Craig). This shows how he was getting famous by translating his work so more people could recognize him. He was awarded with the Formentor Prize at that time. After his translated his work “Ficciones” from Spanish to English, he visited the United States with his mom who was his secretary at the