· Manguel's friendship with Borges began in a very unusual way. As a boy Manguel used to work after school in an Anglo-German bookstore called Pygmalion in Buenos Aires, and Borges was an ocasional visitor there. By this time Borges, in his late fifties, had become prey to the blindness that ran in his family, and, as someone who lived almost exclusively for books, he was in need of someone Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. WITH BORGES by ALBERTO MANGUEL. Click here for the lowest price! Hardcover, , For four years in the s Alberto Manguel was one of the many people who regularly read aloud to the by then blind Jorge Luis Borges. Manguel didn't take notes, and so he only offers more general memories of the time together and the books they read, but With Borges also looks at the larger Borges-picture, as Manguel sees it: his life, his books, his personality, his www.doorway.ru: Alberto Manguel.
Con Borges by Alberto Manguel starting at $ Con Borges has 1 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace. With Borges by Alberto Manguel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru I worked in the afternoons, when I got out of school, in the Anglo-German bookshop in Buenos Aires, called Pygmalion, which Borges frequented as a customer." These words mark the beginning to Alberto Manguel's homage to the great Argentine writer. It is a text filled with emotions, experiences and admiration.
Find many great new used options and get the best deals for With Borges by Alberto Manguel (Hardcover) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!. Lovely essay, albeit too short, written by Alberto Manguel about his meeting the great Argentinian author, Jorge Luis Borges at the age of The author (beyond lucky) was approached by Borges, the then Director of the National Library in Buenos Aires and asked whether he would be interested in a job reading aloud to him, who by then was already blind. With Borges book. Read reviews from the world's largest community for readers. In , in Buenos Aires, a blind writer in his sixties approached a s.
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