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Jorge Luis Borges was ‘the most British of Latin America’s writers’

31-01-2024 15:40 Argentina’s most famous author holds great attraction for British writers, scientists, artists and filmmakers – no surprise given his family history and command of both the Spanish and English written word.

BOOKS & LITERATURE

Relatives of María Kodama declared heirs of Jorge Luis Borges’ legacy

29-06-2023 15:32 Two nephews and three nieces of the late writer María Kodama, the widow of Jorge Luis Borges who died earlier this year, are declared universal heirs of the famous Argentine author’s copyright.

EDITORIAL

The Book Fair as today’s Aleph

06-05-2023 06:21 There is a case for saying that the Buenos Aires International Book Fair itself is an Aleph of Argentine today.

BOOKS & LITERATURE

Buenos Aires Book Fair returns with focus on 40 years of democracy

15-04-2023 06:11 Forty-seventh annual Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires, running from April 27 to May 15, will honour Argentina’s 40th democratic anniversary and acclaimed authors from across Latin America.

by Api Dhadda

LITERATURE

Borges’ estate may pass to widow’s nephews and nieces, says lawyer

04-04-2023 17:05 Rights to Jorge Luis Borges' work and archive, guarded until last month by writer's late widow, fellow-author María Kodama, may be passed onto her nephews and nieces, reveals lawyer.

OBITUARY

María Kodama, widow of Jorge Luis Borges, dies at 86 of breast cancer

26-03-2023 23:07 Author and wife of legendary writer Jorge Luis Borges, passed away last Sunday at the age of 86; Speculation and rumours over future of rights to her late husband’s work.

BLOOMBERG - OPINION

Eduardo Porter: Argentina's inflation problem stumped ChatGPT

22-03-2023 12:24 Artificial intelligence can do a mean verbal tango, channel the immortal Jorge Luis Borges, and parse Peronism. Ease 100% inflation? Not so much.