Borges' Language Use
The Urth list — 3 messages, 2 voices, 17 Apr 1998
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C R Culver — 17 Apr 1998, 03:26

<Borges was fluent in English, at least
conversationally, if I remember correctly?>

Yes, but in a biography about him, written by a close friend of his, whose
name I don't recall, said that although he was very fluent in English, it was
Spanish writing that he labored to perfect.

Christopher R. Culver <crculver at aol.com>
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Pedro Jorge Romero — 17 Apr 1998, 06:25
  follows, by subject match C R Culver

> <Borges was fluent in English, at least
> conversationally, if I remember correctly?>
> 
> Yes, but in a biography about him, written by a close friend of his, whose
> name I don't recall, said that although he was very fluent in English, it was
> Spanish writing that he labored to perfect.

Emir Rodriguez Monegal? Borges a Literary Biography?

Best

Pedro Jorge

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C R Culver — 17 Apr 1998, 18:58
  follows, by subject match Pedro Jorge Romero

Pedro Jorge said:

> Emir Rodriguez Monegal? Borges a Literary Biography?<

That's the one.

Christopher R. Culver <crculver at aol.com>
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