Borges, Jorge Luis (Vol. 10) - Introduction

Borges, Jorge Luis 1899–

Borges is an Argentine short story writer, poet, essayist, critic, and translator. He is one of the most important and original figures in contemporary literature, best known for his Ficciones. Developing archetypal concepts of myth through fantasy, Borges creates a fictional world without the constants of time and reality, searching not for "truth" but for a polysemous quality of vision. He was influenced early in his career by the ultraísta movement in Spain, and brought this influence, with its emphasis on metaphor, to Latin America. Borges has collaborated with Adolfo Bioy Casares under the pseudonyms of H(onorio) Bustos Domecq and B. Suarez Lynch. (See also CLC, Vols. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 21-24, rev. ed.)