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Jorge Luis BorgesCan a great writer be blind to the world around him?
By Clive JamesPosted Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007, at 7:11 AM ET
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Clive James, the author of numerous books of criticism, autobiography, and poetry, writes for the
New York Times Book Review and
The New Yorker. He lives in London.
Reprinted from Cultural Amnesia by Clive James © 2007 by Clive James, with permission of the publisher, W.W. Norton & Company Inc. This material may not be reproduced, rewritten, or redistributed without the prior written permission of the publisher. Photograph of Jorge Luis Borges by Sophie Bassouls/Corbis Sygma. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum
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