Jorges luis borges (1899 ~ 1986) is an Argentine poet, novelist and translator. Born in Buenos Aires to a lawyer family of British descent. Go to middle school in Geneva and go to university in Cambridge. Proficient in English, French, German and other languages. I started writing poetry in middle school. 19 19 went to Spain and became close friends with extremist and avant-garde writers, editing literary periodicals together. The first collection of poems was published in 1923, and the first collection of short stories was published in 1935, which established its position in Argentine literature. 1946 was dismissed from his post in the library for signing a declaration against Peron, and was appointed as a market poultry inspector, but the author refused to take the post and issued an open letter to protest. 1950 to 1953 chairman of the Argentine writers association. From 65438 to 0955, he served as director of the National Library and professor of philosophy and literature at the University of Buenos Aires. 1950 won the Argentine National Literature Award, 196 1 won the Formento Award in Spain, and 1979 won the Cervantes Award in Spain.
Herbos and Borges
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Bao Jing
I have a friend who jokingly calls himself a diehard friend of Boca Juniors. However, he was not referring to Argentina. Bo is Borges, Ka is Kafka and Calvino. About ten years ago, Shi Jingqian, an American scholar, juxtaposed these three writers and summarized the similarities in their works as follows: "The completely impossible but not impossible world is surrounded by a strange and realistic background." This sentence is a bit awkward. I might as well give an example to prove it.
Kafka can't press the table for the time being. Let's talk about Borges and Calvino first. Once I saw a college student in a bookstore and said to himself, "Who is Herbos?" He picked up the complete works of Borges and went to his desk. I believe some people will call Calvino Velcano, but I'm afraid Calvino and Cappuccino are tied. If Borges and Calvino point to "a completely impossible but not impossible world", then Herbs and Cappuccino symbolize "a strange and realistic background".
Borges always said that there were two Borges, one was old and the other was young. He probably didn't expect that Borges' image in the mirror would be Herbos. I looked it up online with a search tool, and Herbos almost stole the show. An article entitled "Have you lost the petty bourgeoisie today" particularly emphasizes that "seeing Herbos is also a way to widen the gap". The author is right, the "gap" between Borges and Herbos is still far away. Another article, Causality and Reality-Looking at the Differences between Chinese and Western Cultures from the Other Side, is awe-inspiring with the following words: Herbos, the multidirectional and eternal nature of time, and so on. I began to wonder who was wrong. Perhaps, Borges deliberately hid the "maze" in his name, and Herbs is another one.
Similarly, I dare not laugh at those who juxtapose Calvino and Cappuccino. In the coffee chain stores all over the world, a cup of cappuccino with emotional appeal, plus the plot of Calvino, can be described as amorous feelings. In fact, "Kaka" is also a metaphor of our time. The "completely impossible but not impossible world" is not only surrounded by "a strange and realistic background", but also consumed bit by bit. It's hard to say whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. Calvino will get many ideal readers and more unsatisfactory readers. There are two him in Invisible City: "In the city of dreams, he is a young man;" When he arrived in Dora, Isei (the city of dreams), he was old and senile. " The paradox between Calvino and Cappuccino exists between "he" and "he" and cannot be solved.
In the era of big talk, the story of Herbos drinking cappuccino will also become possible. Who can blame this? Who told them not to like Kafka? Reversing the past is Kafka.
In fact, "Kaka" is also a metaphor of our time. The "completely impossible but not impossible world" is not only surrounded by "a strange and realistic background", but also consumed bit by bit.
-Wang Xiaoyu's Herbos and Borges