Infinity according to Jorge Luis Borges - Ilan Stavans
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What would it be like to have a limitless memory? Can the meaning of life be found in an infinite library? Is time a labyrinth or a single moment? Jorge Luis Borges explored these questions of infinity in his many works. His body of essays, poems and stories pioneered the literary style known as magical realism— and each was just a few pages long. Ilan Stavans dives into the world of Borges.
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For more information on Jorge Luis Borges, check out these resources.https://fsgworkinprogress.com/2011/05/17/borges-and-i/ https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/jorge-luis-borges http://www.sunypress.edu/p-6326-borges-the-jew.aspx https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/4331/jorge-luis-borges-the-art-of-fiction-no-39-jorge-luis-borges
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Ilan Stavans
- Director
- AIM Creative Studios, Vicente Nirō
- Narrator
- Ilan Stavans
- Animator
- Joana Fatela
- Producer
- Tom Knight
