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This silver coin from Knossos illustrates a key idea of
Jorge Luis Borges, poet of labyrinths and forking paths |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Robert Herrick (1591; died October 15, 1674) English poet and cleric; "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" and hundreds more
Max Beerbohm (1872; died May 20, 1956) English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist who wrote
Zuleika Dobson;
Seven Men;
A Christmas Garland
Jean Rhys (1890; died May 14, 1979) Anglo-Dominican novelist, short story writer, essayist;
Wide Sargasso Sea;
Voyage in the Dark;
Good Morning, Midnight
Jorge Luis Borges (1899; died June 14, 1986) Argentine writer of short stories and essays, including
A Universal History of Infamy,
The Garden of Forking Paths, and
Labyrinths
Died on this day:
Su Dongpo (1101; born January 8, 1037) major Chinese poet; around 2,700 poems, including
Chibifu (
The Red Cliffs);
Nian Nu Jiao: Chibi Huai Gu (
Remembering Chibi); and
Shui diao ge tou (
Remembering Su Zhe on the Mid-Autumn Festival). Also, one of "Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song."
Simone Weil (1943; born February 3, 1909) French philosopher, mystic, and political activist who wrote
Waiting for God
Lao She (1966; born February 3, 1899) Chinese novelist and dramatist;
Rickshaw Boy;
Teahouse
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