El Muerto, n.d.

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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Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

Jorge Luis Borges, El Muerto, n.d., Accession #10155-o, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Creator:

Jorge Luis Borges

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Jorge Luis Borges, El Muerto, n.d., Accession #10155-o, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This thirteen-page autograph manuscript, "El Muerto," by Jorge Luis Borges, is a short story which was published in his El Aleph.Written on graph paper of varied cut sizes with paper covers, it includes extensive revisions in the form of line throughs.

Acquisition information:

This manuscript was purchased by the Library from Christie, Manson Woods Ltd. in St. James, London, England.

Physical description:

This collection consists of a thirteen-page autograph manuscript.