A FUGAZ VISITA DE JORGE LUIS BORGES A MEDELLÍN EM 1965

Abstract

Jorge Luis Borges, one of the most universal Latin American writers, was in Medellín in 1965, a year after being a firm candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature, and was part of the cultural exchange between Colombia and Argentina, whose governments returned with fear and uncertainty to the democratic regime, after several years of dictatorship. It was a journey as a public man of the Argentine writer, who traveled in a few days to four Colombian cities. His time in Medellín was swift, but he managed to invite the people of Medellín to become part of his circle of readers and admirers. This article reconstructs the activities carried out by Borges in the Antioquia capital, within the framework defined by political, cultural and diplomatic circumstances.