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Conversations, Volume 3 (Hardcover)
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Conversations, Volume 3 (Hardcover)
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I wrote a poem this morning, and one of the themes of the poem is
that languages are not equivalent, that each language is a new way
of feeling the world. Jorge Luis Borges Recorded during Borges'
final years, this third volume of his conversations with Osvaldo
Ferrari offers a rare glimpse into the life and work of Argentina's
master writer and favorite conversationalist. In Conversations:
Volume 3, Borges and Ferrari discuss subjects as diverse as film
criticism, fantastic literature, science fiction, the Argentinian
literary tradition, and the works of writers such as Bunyan, Wilde,
Joyce, and Yeats, among others. With his signature wit, Borges
converses on the philosophical basis of his writing, his travels,
and his fascination with religious mysticism. He also ruminates on
more personal themes, including the influence of his family on his
intellectual development, his friendships, and living with
blindness. The recurrent theme of these conversations, however, is
a life lived through books. Borges draws on the resources of a
mental library that embraces world literature, both ancient and
modern. He recalls the works that were a constant presence in his
memory and maps his changing attitudes to a highly personal canon.
These conversations are a testimony to the supple ways that Borges
explored his own relation to numerous traditions the conjunction of
his life, his lucidity, and his imagination.
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