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Jorge luis borges 18901982, argentine poet, critic, and shortstory writer, revolutionized modern literature. Jorge luis borges the alef and other stories audiobook youtube. He began writing as a student, and when in 1918 he settled in spain, it was as a member of an experimental literary group. Borges y yo al otro, a borges, es a quien le ocurren las cosas. Jorge luis borges has been called the greatest spanishlanguage writer of our century.
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