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Borges (other)
Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986) was an Argentine writer. Borges may also refer to: * Borges (surname) *Les Borges Blanques Les Borges Blanques () is the capital of the comarca of Les Garrigues, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 6,088 inhabitants. Geography It lies in the southern sector ..., capital of Les Garrigues, Catalonia, Spain * Les Borges del Camp, Baix Camp, Catalonia, Spain * Borges Importadora, Brazilian TV series. {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo (; ; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, as well as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known books, '' Ficciones'' (''Fictions'') and '' El Aleph'' (''The Aleph''), published in the 1940s, are collections of short stories exploring themes of dreams, labyrinths, chance, infinity, archives, mirrors, fictional writers and mythology. Borges' works have contributed to philosophical literature and the fantasy genre, and majorly influenced the magic realist movement in 20th century Latin American literature.Theo L. D'Haen (1995) "Magical Realism and Postmodernism: Decentering Privileged Centers", in: Louis P. Zamora and Wendy B. Faris, ''Magical Realism: Theory, History and Community''. Duhan and London, Duke University Press, pp. 191–208. Born in Buenos Aires, Borges later moved with his family to Switzerland in 1914, where he s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borges (surname)
Borges (, ) is a Portuguese and Spanish surname. Jorge Luis Borges, the most notable person with this name, notes that his family name, like Burgess in English, means "of the town", "bourgeois".Richard Burgin (editor), ''Jorge Luis Borges: Conversations (Literary Conversations)'', 1998, page 227. "Now, the name Borges itself is not Jewish. Borges is the same as Burgess in English; it means "bourgeois," man of the ''burg'', the town, as in Edinburgh, Hamburg, Rothenburg, Burgos in Spain..." Notable people with the surname include: * António Borges (1949–2013), Portuguese economist and banker * António Borges (equestrian) (1906–2011), Portuguese horse rider *Carlos Borges (1932–2014), Uruguayan footballer *Celso Borges (born 1988), Costa Rican footballer *Fernanda Borges, East Timorese politician *Francisco L. Borges (born 1951), American politician born in Cape Verde *Graciela Borges (born 1941), Argentine actress *Gustavo Borges (born 1972), Brazilian swimmer *Hernâni Bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Borges Blanques
Les Borges Blanques () is the capital of the comarca of Les Garrigues, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 6,088 inhabitants. Geography It lies in the southern sector of the central Catalan depression, near the zone watered by the Urgell canal. The high plateaus are covered by olive groves. The economy is agricultural, and Les Borges Blanques is a major producer of olives, in particular a variety known as arbequina Arbequina is a cultivar of olives. The fruit is highly aromatic, small, symmetrical and dark brown, with a rounded apex and a broad peduncular cavity. In Europe, it is mostly grown in Catalonia, Spain, but it is also grown in Aragon and Andalusi ... which produces a highly prized oil. The cooperative movement has strong roots in the area. There is little or no tourist infrastructure. The municipality is split into two parts, separated by Juneda municipality, the bigger eastern part hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Borges Del Camp
Les Borges del Camp is a village in the Provinces of Spain, province of Province of Tarragona, Tarragona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Baix Camp {{Tarragona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
