The Lesson of the Master

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A Memoir and Essays on Borges and His Work

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This was a slight exaggeration, perhaps, but he never opposed the argument. On the contrary, my persuasiveness made him open up, and he began using me as a sounding board for yet another tale whose plot he now wove aloud to me. And he’d ask my opinion of specific elements – should he add another incident? Were the main characters different enough?

I never tried to supply answers but would raise more questions. ‘What are the alternatives?’ I kept wanting him to tell me.

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