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Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges foi um escritor argentino, considerado um dos mais importantes da literatura do século XX. Sua obra, que abrange contos, poemas, ensaios e traduções, é conhecida pela erudição, pela exploração de temas como o tempo, o infinito, a identidade e os labirintos, e pela fusão entre o real e o fantástico. Borges foi um mestre da narrativa curta, com um estilo conciso e intelectualmente estimulante.
1899-08-24 Buenos Aires
1986-06-14 Genebra
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Adam Cast Forth
Was there a Garden or was the Garden a dream?
Amid the fleeting light, I have slowed myself and queried,
Almost for consolation, if the bygone period
Over which this Adam, wretched now, once reigned supreme,
Might not have been just a magical illusion
Of that God I dreamed. Already it's imprecise
In my memory, the clear Paradise,
But I know it exists, in flower and profusion,
Although not for me. My punishment for life
Is the stubborn earth with the incestuous strife
Of Cains and Abels and their brood; I await no pardon.
Yet, it's much to have loved, to have known true joy,
To have had -- if only for just one day --
The experience of touching the living Garden.
Jorge Luis Borges | "Poesia Completa", pág. 247 | Debolsillo, 3ª. edição, 2016
Amid the fleeting light, I have slowed myself and queried,
Almost for consolation, if the bygone period
Over which this Adam, wretched now, once reigned supreme,
Might not have been just a magical illusion
Of that God I dreamed. Already it's imprecise
In my memory, the clear Paradise,
But I know it exists, in flower and profusion,
Although not for me. My punishment for life
Is the stubborn earth with the incestuous strife
Of Cains and Abels and their brood; I await no pardon.
Yet, it's much to have loved, to have known true joy,
To have had -- if only for just one day --
The experience of touching the living Garden.
Jorge Luis Borges | "Poesia Completa", pág. 247 | Debolsillo, 3ª. edição, 2016
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