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Charley Binkow

Love letters from the archive

February 11, 2016 - Charley Binkow

The millions of materials in the Ransom Center are as diverse as they are interesting. But everything inside is united by one common focus, the humanities—the exploration of what it means to be human. The artists, writers, poets, musicians, filmmakers, and everyone else whose belongings and legacies live in the archives all captured different aspects of the human experience. They explored the essences of art, of beauty, of tragedy, and perhaps most importantly (especially if you trust John Lennon) of love. [Read more…] about Love letters from the archive

Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts Tagged With: Anne Sexton, letters, love letters, Ogden Nash, poems, poetry, Shakespeare, Valentine’s Day

Texas, el Estado que le robó el corazón al gigante de las letras Jorge Luis Borges

October 22, 2015 - Charley Binkow

Jorge Luis Borges,”Texas” (page 1). From the manuscripts collection at the Harry Ransom Center. / Jorge Luis Borges, "Texas" (página 1). De la colección de manuscritos en el Harry Ransom Center.

En 2014 el Harry Ransom Center adquirió el archivo del Premio Nobel Gabriel García Márquez. Sin duda a García Márquez le habría encantado saber que su archivo residiría junto a una importante colección de documentos de Jorge Luis Borges. Borges, escritor argentino [Read more…] about Texas, el Estado que le robó el corazón al gigante de las letras Jorge Luis Borges

Filed Under: Authors Tagged With: El Soborno, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gabriel Garcia Marquez archive, Jorge Luis Borges, magic realism, Texas

Texas, the state that stole the heart of literary giant Jorge Luis Borges

October 22, 2015 - Charley Binkow

Jorge Luis Borges,”Texas” (page 1). From the manuscripts collection at the Harry Ransom Center. / Jorge Luis Borges, "Texas" (página 1). De la colección de manuscritos en el Harry Ransom Center.

In 2014 the Harry Ransom Center acquired the archive of Nobel Prize–winning author Gabriel García Márquez. García Márquez would surely enjoy knowing that his archive resides alongside an important collection of papers by Jorge Louis Borges. [Read more…] about Texas, the state that stole the heart of literary giant Jorge Luis Borges

Filed Under: Authors Tagged With: Argentina, Austin, fiction, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gabriel Garcia Marquez archive, Jorge Luis Borges, Latin America, Latin American writers, magic realism, poems, poetry, Texas

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