When I was young and impressed by people who knew how to construct sentences that elicit powerful emotions, I tried to make a deal with God — give Borges my eyesight and give me his writing talent. I was dead serious. But God must have had other things on her mind and never even acknowledged my offer.
I enjoyed reading this, thank you Alex! The story of Avedon's portrait of Borges invites to reflection. And i definitely need to read more Borges (only read Ficciones so far).
OMG Alex, I really loved this one. I'm a big Borges fan and, funnily enough, I was going over Diane Arbus' "Revelations" during the weekend and I found this portrait of him, now your post gave me much more context and also added another puzzling portrait. Great piece!
The eternity we live in the moment before death.
Beautiful connection and treatment of these luminaries. Excellent supplemental material, too!
Enjoyed this especially the stories behind the Borges portraits.
I enjoyed reading this, thank you Alex! The story of Avedon's portrait of Borges invites to reflection. And i definitely need to read more Borges (only read Ficciones so far).
I haven't read anything by Jorge Lois Borges but I will do now!
Scianna made also some well known portraits of Borges
OMG Alex, I really loved this one. I'm a big Borges fan and, funnily enough, I was going over Diane Arbus' "Revelations" during the weekend and I found this portrait of him, now your post gave me much more context and also added another puzzling portrait. Great piece!