{"aliases":["Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges","Chorche Louis Borches","Jorge Luis Borges Acevedo","Horhe Luis Borhes","J. L. Borges","Khorkhe Luyis Borkhes","Borges"],"awards":["Gran Premio de Honor de la SADE","Prix Formentor","Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres\u200e","Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire","Commander of the Order of the Sun of Peru\u200e","Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic","Jerusalem Prize","Alfonso Reyes International Prize","commander of the Order of Bernardo O'Higgins","Edgar Awards"],"biography_summary":"Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges ( ; ; 24 August 1899 \u2013 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known works, () and (), published in the 1940s, are collections of short stories exploring motifs such as dreams, labyrinths, chance, infinity, archives, mirrors, fictional writers, and mythology. Borges's works have contributed to philosophical literature and the fantasy genre, and have had a major influence on the magical realist movement in 20th century Latin American literature. Born in Buenos Aires, Borges later moved with his family to Switzerland in 1914, where he studied at the Coll\u00e8ge de Gen\u00e8ve. The family travelled widely in Europe, including Spain. On his return to Argentina in 1921, Borges began publishing his poems and essays in surrealist literary journals. He also worked as a librarian and public lecturer. In 1955, he was appointed director of the National Public Library and professor of English Literature at the University of Buenos Aires. He was completely blind by the age of 55. Scholars have proposed that his progressive loss of sight influenced his development of innovative literary symbols through imaginative techniques. By the 1960s, his work was translated and published widely in the United States and Europe. Borges himself was fluent in several languages. In 1961, Borges came to international attention when he received the first International Formentor Prize, which he shared with Samuel Beckett.","birth_date":"1899-08-24","birth_place":"Buenos Aires, Argentina","birth_place_coordinates":{"latitude":-34.599722,"longitude":-58.381944},"birth_place_wikidata_id":"Q1486","birth_place_wikidata_url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1486","canonical_name":"Jorge Luis Borges","canonical_url":"https://zh-cn.instaget.online/people/4806875af44c8b5c8f0e6054","citizenships":["Argentina"],"death_date":"1986-06-14","description":"Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899\u20131986)","external_ids":{"imdb":{"id":"nm0096566","url":"https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0096566/"}},"full_name":"Jorge Luis Borges","height_cm":null,"names":{"aliases":["Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges","Chorche Louis Borches","Jorge Luis Borges Acevedo","Horhe Luis Borhes","J. L. Borges","Khorkhe Luyis Borkhes","Borges"],"birth":[{"language":"es","source_property":"P1477","value":"Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo"}],"native":[{"language":"es","source_property":"P1559","value":"Jorge Luis Borges"}],"official":[]},"native_name":null,"notable_works":["The Library of Babel"],"occupations":["translator","librarian","literary critic","screenwriter","writer","poet","opinion journalist","essayist","short story writer","narrator"],"official_websites":[],"photo":null,"profile_url":"https://zh-cn.instaget.online/people/4806875af44c8b5c8f0e6054","provenance":{"catalog":"wikidata_wikipedia","fetched_at":"2026-08-15T13:33:00Z","social_archives_included":false,"source_url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q909"},"public_hash":"4806875af44c8b5c8f0e6054","schema_version":"1.1","socials":{},"tags":[{"key":"category:arts-and-culture","label":"Arts and culture","type":"category"},{"key":"category:journalism-and-media","label":"Journalism and media","type":"category"},{"key":"occupation:translator","label":"translator","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:librarian","label":"librarian","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:literary critic","label":"literary critic","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:screenwriter","label":"screenwriter","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:writer","label":"writer","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:poet","label":"poet","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:opinion journalist","label":"opinion journalist","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:essayist","label":"essayist","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:short story writer","label":"short story writer","type":"occupation"},{"key":"occupation:narrator","label":"narrator","type":"occupation"}],"wikidata_id":"Q909","wikidata_url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q909","wikipedia_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges"}