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<b>The Suicide</b> Not a single star will be left in the night. The night will not be left. I will die and, with me, the weight of the intolerable u… - Jorge Luis Borges
" "The Suicide
Not a single star will be left in the night.
The night will not be left.
I will die and, with me,
the weight of the intolerable universe.
I shall erase the pyramids, the medallions,
the continents and faces.
I shall erase the accumulated past.
I shall make dust of history, dust of dust.
Now I am looking on the final sunset.
I am hearing the last bird.
I bequeath nothingness to no one.
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About Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges (24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine writer who is considered one of the foremost literary figures of the 20th century. Most famous in the English speaking world for his short stories and fictive essays, Borges was also a poet, critic, translator and man of letters.
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Alternative Names:
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges
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Chorche Louis Borches
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Jorge Luis Borges Acevedo
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Horhe Luis Borhes
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J. L. Borges
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H. Bustos Domecq
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Khorkhe Luyis Borkhes
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Borges
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Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo
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