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Borges and me : an encounter / Jay Parini

Set in the 1970s, this memoir follows a young student and the blind Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges on a road trip through the Scottish Highlands. The narrative details their travels in a Morris Minor and their expansive conversations on literature and life.
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