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PART I - THE SCENE OF READING

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 September 2009

Sylvia Molloy
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Each one of us lives in his own autobiography, each one believes in his own personality, that mixture of perceptions interspersed with quotations.

(Jorge Luis Borges, Inquisiciones)

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(Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, “El monitor de las escuelas primarias”)
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Autobiographical Writing in Spanish America
 , pp. 13 - 14
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 1991

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