Borges, Writing Lessons (complete Works of Borges)
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About This Novel
"Writer's Writer" Borges, transcript of a Columbia University writing class. Talk about novels, poetry, and translation, break the rules of writing, and teach the secrets of becoming a master. Jorge Luis Borges was a world-class writer who knew the rules of writing and knew how and when to break them. He is a magician of language, like all the best jugglers and poets. Once the trick is revealed and the poem comes out, he will make us feel that this has always been there, somewhere in our hearts, but we have not been able to express it. In the spring of 1971, Borges was invited to lecture at a writing class at Columbia University. He analyzed his own work and used examples to help others improve theirs. Each lecture focuses on a theme: talking about writing novels, talking about writing poetry, and talking about translation. Everyone present was given Borges's short story "The Duel (Part Two)" and six of his poems, as well as examples of different translations of Borges's works. Borges commented line by line and explained the creative process in detail. "Borges, Writing Lesson" is based on the audio transcript of the lecture, and has not been edited in order to preserve the originality. The original Spanish text and English translation of the examples given in the class are also attached for comparative reading.
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