BORGES, Jorge Luis. Evaristo Carriego. Buenos Aires: M. Gleizer, 1930. Octavo, 118pp. Borges's very own copy from his scant personal library. Although Borges always claimed that he didn't keep any copies of his own books, this one was certainly in his possesion much longer than any other copy of the book. Borges has made over 30 corrections throughout, all of which were incorporated in following editions. The corrections range from single words to entire sentences. Borges's signature on the title page is larger than usual, and he has signed and dated the book again on the same page, this time in his more usual smaller writing. Below the last index entry Borges has written over two pages of text related to Lugones. It is unfinished, but it appears to have been intended as an answer to some conflicts arising from the foundation of the "Sociedad Argentina de Escritores" by Leopoldo Lugones, who was also the president. In a brief introductory paragraph explains that Lugones conceded and interview in which he expounded the guiding principles of the Society, which was subsequently published in the Diario de la Tarde. This appears to have upset a group of young writers, two of whom directed letters to Lugones" Julio V. González and Félix E. Cisheros (?). Borges then transcribes one of the letters, written in a rather revolutionary tone, probably by González, a writer, historian, possibly a politician, and one of the most notable leftists of the Argentina of the time. It is not a secret that Lugones was a militarist who prefered dictatorships to democracy, but Borges was known for ignoring politics as much as possible. Despite the fact that he wrote a number of articles on Lugones later in life, it is also true that Borges himself participated in at least one parody against Lugones, published in Martin Fierro in 1926. Whether Borges ever finished this purported response, if it ever was intended as such, and whether this letter was ever made public or not, we have not been able to determine. But further study of the conflict could shed a very interesting light on Borges's biography of those years, as well as on that of Julio V. González, especially if the text of the letter transcribed here didn't survive. General minor foxing throughout a very sound text, in publisher's printed wrappers, spine worn away probably by the author's thorough re-reading. Good, but great.

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