The Borges tradition
by Norman Thomas Di Giovanni, Guillermo Cabrera Infante
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The Anglo-Argentine Society's annual Jorge Luis Borges lectures were inaugurated in 1983, with Borges himself delivering the opening talk. The first set, collected in 1988 under the title In Memory of Borges, also contained work by Graham Greene and Mario Vargas Llosa. The Borges Tradition, which includes essays by both imaginative writers and scholars, collects the lectures given from 1988 to 1993. The volume treats us to the subversive humour of Cuban-British novelist Guillermo Cabrera Infante; the late Angela Carter detailing Borges's imaginary zoo; Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes describing his early formative years in Buenos Aires; Simon Collier marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of W. H. Hudson; and the celebrated Argentine novelist, Adolfo Bioy-Casares, Borges's long-time friend and collaborator, holding an informal conversation with his audience. Appendices include an important essay by Adolfo Bioy-Casares on his work with Borges and a checklist, compiled by Jason Wilson, of Argentine literature published in English between 1988 and 1993.
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Guillermo Cabrera Infante
22 Apr 1929 – 21 Feb 2005
Guillermo Cabrera Infante (Gibara, 22 de abril de 1929 – 21 de febrero de 2005) fue un novelista, ensayista, traductor, guionista y crítico cubano. En la década de 1950 utilizó el seudónimo Guillermo Caín. Si bien en el pasado apoyó al régimen de Castro, Cabrera Infante se exilió en Londres en 1965. Es conocido principalmente por la novela *Tres Tristes Tigres.* Recibió el Premio Cervantes en 1997. ---------- Guillermo Cabrera Infante (Gibara, 22 April 1929 – 21 February 2005) was a Cuban novelist, essayist, translator, screenwriter, and critic; in the 1950s he used the pseudonym Guillermo Caín. A one-time supporter of the Castro regime, Cabrera Infante went into exile to London in…
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