Ideas53:57Borges' Buenos Aires: The Imaginary City, Part 2

Borges' Buenos Aires: The Imaginary City, Part 2

8 years ago
Radio
Duration 53:57

The Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges was profoundly shaped by the city he grew up in — Buenos Aires. Philip Coulter goes on a walking tour of Borges' Buenos Aires in the company of the celebrated writer Alberto Manguel.

Borges' Buenos Aires: The Imaginary City, Part 2

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