October 22, 2015, Filed Under: AuthorsTexas, the state that stole the heart of literary giant Jorge Luis Borges 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.
March 28, 2014, Filed Under: Authors, Exhibitions + EventsQ&A With Julia Alvarez Acclaimed novelist, poet, and essayist Julia Alvarez speaks about her life and work with University of Texas at Austin professor Jennifer M. Wilks in a Harry Ransom Lecture this Monday, March 31 at 7 p.m. in Jessen Auditorium at Homer Rainey Hall. A book signing and reception follow at the… read more
April 4, 2013, Filed Under: Authors, Research + TeachingSherlock Holmes’s Infinite Case-Book Many of the items discussed here are featured in the display “The Intertextual Sherlock Holmes,” which can be seen outside the Reading and Viewing Room on the second floor of the Ransom Center until April 21. While fanfiction may seem like an Internet-dependent phenomenon, its origins stretch far back into… read more
