I think he was a genius - what a fantastic author. If Jorge Luis Borges had been a computer scientist, he probably would have invented hypertext and the World Wide Web.
Instead, being a librarian and one of the world's most widely read people, he became the leading practitioner of a densely layered imaginistic writing style that has been imitated throughout this century, but has no peer (although Umberto Eco sometimes comes close, especially in Name of the Rose).
Borges's stories are redolent with an intelligence, wealth of invention, and a tight, almost mathematically formal style that challenge with mysteries and paradoxes revealed only slowly after several readings. Anyone who wants their imagination and intellect to be aswarm with philosophical plots, compelling conundrums, and a wealth of real and imagined literary references derived from an infinitely imaginary library should love him.
The site below has a multitude of papers about his works.
Here's a sample:
"Jorge Luis Borges has probably written about more imaginary books than he’s written actual books, and yet his collections of stories and essays have had a lasting and profound effect on modern literature, impacting on a field of writing that ranges from Latin American fiction to the fantasy genre, and influencing a collection of authors that includes such luminaries as Umberto Eco, Carlos Fuentes, Thomas Pynchon, and Paul Auster. A master of the short story genre, Borges has never written a novel, and his actual fictional output easily fits into a moderately sized hardcover edition – and yet so does the Torah, those pesky five books that form the written roots of some of the major Western religions. Not a writer of characters and emotions, Borges is at home in a universe of philosophy, speculation, and Big Ideas, and the sheer density of his thought cannot be measured by the length of his stories. Borges says more in five pages than most writers could put forth in a trilogy, dazzling the imagination with explorations of time, space, language, identity; and even the very nature of reading and writing itself.
The following pages contain commentary on all of Borges’ published works which have been translated into English, and some notes concerning a few which have not. Because the experienced Borges enthusiast already knows of all these books, and undoubtedly has their own views and opinions, I have designed this section as an aid to those just beginning to explore the literary labyrinths of this Argentine genius.
I have broken the Borges Works area into six sections: “Fictions and Artifices,” “Nonfiction,” “Poetry,” “Collaborations,” “Interviews,” and “Bibliography.” If you have any question about where a particular book has been located, check the Quick reference Card."
2007-10-21 13:32:48
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answered by johnslat 7
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he's impressive, yet you're precise that maximum folk exterior of academia don't be attentive to who he's. he's slightly too deep for gentle examining, haha. in my view i like his memories, despite if i won't be able to fullyyt carry close them - i think of it relatively is part of the factor he's attempting to make, relatively. in case you like Borges, you need to evaluate examining Roberto Bolano - he grew to become into very deeply prompted by making use of Borges, and you're able to be able to make certain it of course in his novels and short memories. i could advise "final Evenings on the earth", a variety of of his short memories, as a beginning place.
2016-10-07 08:54:07
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answered by Anonymous
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Read the books, read some criticism and DO YOUR OWN HOMEWORK!
2007-10-22 06:03:58
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answered by PSAF 3
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what hes fantastic,good at what he does.
2007-10-21 13:27:46
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answered by spaggy 3
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