Книга “Georgie and Elsa: Jorge Luis Borges and His Wife: The Untold Story” - это история любви и брака между известным писателем Жоржем Луисом Борхесом и его женой Эльзой.
Книга рассказывает о том, как Борхес и Эльза встретились в 1930-х годах в Аргентине, где они оба были студентами. Их любовь была сильной и страстной, но они столкнулись с множеством препятствий на своем пути. Эльза была из богатой семьи, а Борхес - бедным студентом.
Однако, благодаря своей настойчивости и умению находить общий язык, Эльза и Борхес смогли преодолеть все препятствия и создать семью. Они жили вместе в Аргентине и Бразилии, где Борхес писал свои знаменитые рассказы.
В книге описывается жизнь Борхеса и Эльзы, их отношения, трудности и радости. Она также содержит множество интересных фактов о жизни и творчестве Борхеса, его отношениях с другими писателями и его влиянии на мировую литературу.
“Georgie and Elsa” - это не только история любви, но и история жизни и творчества одного из самых известных писателей XX века.
From the moment Borges met his future wife, Elsa Millán, the literary couple's relationship offered a perilous contrarianism in life and in death. Through an enthralling combination of intimate correspondence, carefully selected primary materials and first-hand experience, Jonah Levi explores the passionate romance between Jorge Luis Borges de Castro (usually known simply as ”Georgie”) and Elsa to reveal the seamy tale of their turbulent marriage - brimming with love, mistrust, power games and tragedy.
From Elsa’s point of view, this story has always been visible to wide eyes, but have always been suppressed by a doubt, and frequently threatened by nervous demons from the heart. Until now, we can read the unpainted images of love that exist between Borges and his wife, even now the silence of her words is of great concern to many treasured flowers of the soul.
Электронная Книга «Georgie and Elsa: Jorge Luis Borges and His Wife: The Untold Story» написана автором Литагент HarperCollins USD в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780007524389
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A biography of Borges, by his translator.Jorge Luis Borges, known as Georgie to his friends, married Elsa Astete Millán in 1967. Borges was sixty-eight years old at the time of the wedding; Elsa, a widow,with a son in his twenties, was eleven years younger.It proved to be a tempestuous and eventful marriage that would leave an indelible mark on the remainder of Borges’ life, but their relationship has been largely glossed over by previous biographers. This is because the one person who knew all the details has refused to speak about it.Until now.Norman Thomas di Giovanni worked with Borges in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and in Buenos Aires from late 1967 to 1972 and thereafter sporadically until Borges’s death in 1986. During their first period together di Giovanni spent more time with the couple than did almost anyone else. He was privy to the private side of their relationship and to its sudden decline. It was di Giovanni who helped the demoralized Borges by organizing and arranging his divorce and at the same time rescuing his library and smuggling him out of Buenos Aires to avoid the wrath of Elsa and her lawyers.The book is based on the author’s extensive collection of original material in the form of diaries, notebooks, letters, manuscripts, and photographs, most of which has never before been seen. It provides a unique insight into one of the few true geniuses of literature.
