Borges: El otro, el mismo

Documentary and bibliographic exhibition on Jorge Luis Borges, with books from his library, unpublished letters and first editions of his works, at the Fundación Ortega-Marañón in Madrid.

The exhibition takes as its starting point the idea of doubling and the construction of different identities, to revisit the early years of training of the Argentine writer and his relationship with Spanish avant-garde movements after his arrival in Europe. It forms part of the Buenos Aires en Madrid programme and marks the anniversary of the author's death, drawing on historical objects from the Museo del Escritor.

The route brings together books from his personal library with annotations and dedications, among them a copy of Wine, Water and Song and a volume of Martín Fierro, alongside unpublished letters addressed to Francisco Luis Bernárdez and testimonies of his bond with the ultraist Jacobo Sureda, present in works such as Luna de enfrente. The first editions include copies of Ficciones and El Aleph that belonged to Julio Cortázar, as well as a copy of Otras inquisiciones that belonged to Alejandra Pizarnik.

The curators are Raúl Manrique Girón and Claudio Pérez Míguez. The display is completed by photographic portraits signed by Sara Facio, Alicia D'Amico and Anatole Saderman, and sound documents accessible via QR codes. It is a proposal designed for those who want to see the author's handwritten and bibliographic legacy up close.