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Jorge Luis Borges was appointed Director of Argentina's National Library in 1955, by which time he had become almost completely blind β surrounded by 800,000 books he could no longer read.
Is this true or false?
Explanation:
True. Borges reflected on this cruel irony in his 1960 poem 'Poem of the Gifts': 'God granted me at once 800,000 books and darkness.' He was the third blind director in the library's history.
The Fiction section overheard the Self-Help books having a group therapy session. 'I feel like I'm always giving but never receiving,' sobbed 'How to Set Boundaries.' 'Nobody ever finishes me,' wept 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.' 'I keep getting returned,' sniffled 'Letting Go of Attachment.' The Fiction section whispered to Poetry: 'Should we tell them the irony, or let them figure it out on their own?' Poetry shrugged: 'Give it / a few / stanzas.'
Did the great Argentine writer lose his sight just as he was appointed director of Argentina's National Library?
The Fiction section overheard the Self-Help books having a group therapy session. 'I feel like I'm always giving but never receiving,' sobbed 'How to Set Boundaries.' 'Nobody ever finishes me,' wept 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.' 'I keep getting returned,' sniffled 'Letting Go of Attachment.' The Fiction section whispered to Poetry: 'Should we tell them the irony, or let them figure it out on their own?' Poetry shrugged: 'Give it / a few / stanzas.'
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