Word: borgese
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Borges capitalized on the advance press during his visit to the United States, where the normally reticent author became an accomplished speaker and literary icon.
The Houghton collection includes Borges-themed comic books and records, and even a t-shirt featuring a caricature of the elderly writer.
For his part, Borges appreciated how welcoming America was to him.
“I found America the friendliest, most forgiving, and most generous nation I had ever visited,” Borges once said. “We South Americans tend to think in terms of convenience, whereas people in the United States approach things ethically. This, amateur Protestant that...
Though he wrote much of his poetry in Spanish, Borges knew English fluently.