splendid irony

[dalaruan]

In 1955 Borges was appointed Director of the National Library.
Borges, who had long suffered from eye problems, became totally blind in his last decades.

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[anselmo_b]

Borges was often Borges subject and so was his increasing blindness like in "Un Ciego"
No se cuál es la cara que me mira
cuando miro la cara del espejo;
no sé qué anciano acecha en su reflejo
con silenciosa y ya cansada ira.
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