Georgie & Elsa: Jorge Luis Borges and His Wife: The Untold Story

by Norman Thomas di Giovanni

A biography of Borges, by his translator.

Jorge Luis Borges, known as Georgie to his friends, married Elsa Astete Mill n in 1967. Borges was sixty-eight years old at the time of the wedding; Elsa, a widow, with a son in his twenties, was eleven years younger.

It proved to be a tempestuous and eventful marriage that would leave an indelible mark on the remainder of Borges' life, but their relationship has been largely glossed over by...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007524374
• ISBN13: 9780007524372
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Friday Project
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"