The Argentine Author Who Opposed Collectivism and Never Flinched

The Argentine Author Who Opposed Collectivism and Never Flinched
Portrait of Jorge Luís Borges by Greta Stern, 1951. Public domain
Emmanuel Rincón
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It’s no secret that Jorge Luis Borges of Argentina is one of the most outstanding authors in literature. His unique stories, which explore eternity, pain, time, and metafiction, have made him an obligatory reference in this field.

Despite his introverted character, the blindness from which he suffered in his last decades, and his undeniable inoffensiveness, Borges spent the last years of his life being canceled for his staunch defense of individualism by an academic and literary world increasingly committed to collectivist causes.

Emmanuel Rincón
Emmanuel Rincón
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Emmanuel Rincón is a lawyer, political consultant, and writer. He has won several international literary awards and is editor-at-large at El American. He is also the founder of the consulting agency Regional Renaissance and author of the essay books “Westernism,” “Man Playing God,” and “The Ideological Reinvention of Latin America,” among other works.
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