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...Borges: The Time Machine,” a new exhibit in Houghton Library, examines the life of the controversial and award-winning poet and author, with manuscripts and personal belongings collected by the library over the last three decades...
Although never a Nobel Laureate—which some say is a result of Borges’ politics—the writer shared the first Prix Formentor with Irish poet Samuel Beckett in 1961. The award, given to writers judged to have made a lasting contribution to world literature, led to a shower of invitations that ultimately brought Borges to the United States and Harvard, where he delivered the Norton Lectures (recently published in a collection, This Craft of Verse...
GHUNGROO: A SOUTH ASIAN CULTURAL SHOW. The Harvard South Asian Association presents a cultural celebration featuring sets, songs, award-winning folk dances and comedy. Definitely high-energy and certainly never boring. See sidebar. Thursday, Feb. 27 through Saturday, Mar. 1 at 7:30 p.m and a matinee on Saturday. Tickets $8, Thursday evening and Saturday matinee; $9, Friday and Saturday evenings. See preview. Tickets available through the Harvard Box Office or by phonoe (617) 496-2222. Agassiz Theater...
VIETNAMESE FILM SERIES. The Harvard Vietnamese Association, The Harvard Foundation and the Harvard International Relations Council present a screening of three documentaries by award-winning filmmaker Tran Van Thuy. The films are “The Story of Kindness” (1985), “The Sound of the Violin in My Lai” (1998) and “A Story From the Corner of a Park” (1996). Refreshments and discussion with the director to follow. Saturday, March 1 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall...
CITIZEN KANE. Citizen Kane was an instant classic upon its 1941 release. The American Film Institute named it the best movie made—ever. Yet the film was an epic flop at the Academy Awards, converting just one of its nine nominations, taking the award for Best Original Screenplay. (WWII propaganda classic Mrs. Miniver swept the top prizes.) Citizen Kane, it seems, has gotten the last laugh. Secretary, take heart. Citizen Kane screens March...