La Cábala, 1943

Location of collection:

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

University of Virginia

P.O. Box 400110

160 McCormick Rd

Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110

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POC: Brenda Gunn

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Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

La Cábala, Accession #10155-m, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Creator:

Jorge Luis Borges

Language:

Spanish

Preferred citation:

La Cábala, Accession #10155-m, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This original autograph manuscript, La Cábalaby Jorge Luis Borges, is an extremely important addition as a study of the Cabala in original manuscript form. One of Borges' last important books dealt specifically with the topic of the Cabala. The one-page manuscript, written in Spanish, is signed and dated, circa 1943, by Borges.

Acquisition information:

This manuscript was purchased by the Library from Libreria del Antano, Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 26, 1989.

Physical description:

This collection consists of a one-page manuscript, signed by Borges.