Today we will tell another anecdote de Jorge Luis Borges, of which we have spoken on numerous occasions always on the occasion of some of his public ironies, which are undoubtedly outside the scope of the invention of the common man.
On this occasion we are in another of his appearances on the occasion of the presentation of one of his creative writing attended by many journalists.
One of them seemed hell-bent on ripping off the cool writer and Argentine ... but his temper was superior to his questions and no matter how hard he tried, he could not get the worst side of Borges.
At last he had the brilliant idea of trying something stronger to see if that way he could make the spring that hit the novelist's anger jump and, neither short nor lazy, he snapped the following and disrespectful question to the surprise of all present.
The journalist told him:
-Mr. Borges Is it true that in your country there are still cannibals?
Far from losing his composure, Borges not only knew how to contain himself but again brought out that great ability to use the irony how proper it was, answering like this:
... to find the anger of the novelist ???
If you are going to write and publish, study beast!
Friend Jorge,
You are certainly right in your note, which we appreciate: Borges, one of the most prominent narrative writers was a "short story writer" and not a novelist, since he did not publish novels and did publish collections of stories.
In the same way that I appreciate your correct correction to my lapse, I think that the way you have given it is not entirely polite. (By the way, I will tell you, if you allow me, that university degrees are not synonymous with perfection. I myself have a degree in Hispanic philology, and as you have said, I put a little gag in this article, and surely not it will be the last I commit in my life ... Having or not having studies does not deprive anyone of the right to make mistakes, especially if they have, as you are verifying that it is my case, the ability to admit their mistakes naturally and without problems and appreciate the corrections ).
Regards
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Great, what a good answer, a few more with your attitude, they would do very good to this world.