On 6/8/07, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I have to say that I understand the take on Borges as 'cold' or at
> least cool, but some of his stories move me deeply, & the sheer take
> the top of your head off thrill of the tale-telling is enough for me.
Some of his poems are also very moving (the ones about his blindness, for
instance).
But yes, as a storyteller he is non pareil. Some of his stories are so sad -
it makes me think I ought to read him again...
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