- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- August 24, 1899
- Place of Birth
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Died
- June 14, 1986
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 regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known books, Ficciones (transl. Fictions) and El Aleph (transl. The Aleph), published in the 1940s, are collections of short stories exploring motifs such as dreams, labyrinths, chance, infinity, archives, mirrors, fictional writers and mythology. Borges's works have contributed to philosophical literature and the fantasy genre, and have had a major influence on the magic realist movement in 20th century Latin American literature. Born in Buenos Aires, Borges later moved with his family to Switzerland in 1914, where he studied at the Collège de Genève. The family travelled widely in Europe, including Spain. On his return to Argentina in 1921, Borges began publishi…
Filmography
movieThe South
2025 · Writer
movieAsterión
2019 · Original Concept
Los Amantes del Tigre
movieLos Amantes del Tigre
2017 · Writer
movieKid
2015 · Original Story
movieMemorias de Borges
2015 · Self (Archive Footage)
The Book of Sand
movieThe Book of Sand
2014 · Story
Asterión
movieAsterión
2006 · Book
movieEl Aleph
2005 · Original Story
movieSinging Behind Screens
2003 · Short Story
movieHarto the Borges
2000 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Books and the Night
2000 · Himself (archive footage)
movieJorge Luis Borges, the Mirror Man
1999 · Himself (archive footage)
Soriano
movieSoriano
1999
The Encounter
movieThe Encounter
1999 · Writer
movieBorges: A Life in Poetry
1998 · Self - Writer (archive footage)
Villain
movieVillain
1998 · Novel
movieThe Gospel According to Mark
1993 · Story
movieEmma Zunz
1993 · Short Story
tvCuentos de Borges
1993 · Story
movieDeath and the Compass
1992 · Original Story, Short Story
movieWarriors and Prisoners
1990 · Story
movieThe Guest
1987 · Short Story
movieThe Garden
1983 · Story
movieProfile of a Writer: Borges
1983 · Himself
movieThe Intruder
1980 · Novel
movieBorges para millones
1978 · Himself
movieSplits
1978 · Original Story
Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.: Borges: South America's Titan
movieFiring Line with William F. Buckley Jr.: Borges: South America's Titan
1977
movieGhazal
1976 · Original Story
movieSpiderweb
1976 · Short Story
movieLos orilleros
1975 · Screenplay
movieThe Dead Man
1975 · Short Story
movieThe Others
1975 · , Screenplay
tvApostrophes
1975 · Self
movieBorges 75
1975
The Minotaur Mask
movieThe Minotaur Mask
1971 · Story
movieThe Spider's Stratagem
1970 · Original Story
movieInvasion
1969 · Story, Screenplay
Emma Zunz
movieEmma Zunz
1969 · Novel
movieMan on Pink Corner
1962 · Story
movieDays of Hate
1954 · Short Story, Screenplay
movieLa Espera
1952 · Story
movieThe Gospel According to Mark
— · Short Story