With Borges

With Borges
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Publisher : Telegram Books
Total Pages : 84
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Book Synopsis With Borges by : Alberto Manguel

Download or read book With Borges written by Alberto Manguel and published by Telegram Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Buenos Aires, 1964, a blind writer approaches a sixteen-year-old bookstore clerk asking if he would be interested in a part-time job reading aloud." "The writer was Jorge Luis Borges, one of the world's finest literary minds; the boy was Alberto Manguel, who was later to become an internationally acclaimed author and bibliophile." "The young Manguel spent several years reading aloud and transcribing for the enigmatic Borges. Here he recalls this time with integrity and warmth, offering us an intimate and moving portrait of one of the great literary luminaries."--BOOK JACKET.


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