Don't forget to visit my webpage for more info and quotes www.spanishizer.com / info@spanishizer.com Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo KBE ( / ˈ b ɔːr h ɛ s / ; [1] Spanish: [ˈboɾxes] ( listen ) ; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer , essayist, poet and translator , and a key figure in Spanish-language literature . His best-known books, Ficciones ( Fictions ) and El Aleph ( The Aleph ), published in the 1940s, are compilations of short stories interconnected by common themes, including dreams, labyrinths, philosophy , libraries, mirrors, fictional writers, and mythology. [2] Borges' works have contributed to philosophical literature and the fantasy genre, and have been considered by some critics to mark the beginning of the magic realist movement in 20th century Latin American literature. [3] His late poems converse wit...