Evaristo Carriego
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Argentina
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poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, best known for the biography written about him by Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo , known as Jorge Luis Borges , was an Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator born in Buenos Aires. In 1914 his family moved to Switzerland where he attended school, receiving his baccalauréat from the Collège de Genève in 1918. The family...
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"A Evaristo Carriego" is a world famous tango written by Eduardo Rovira, and recorded by Orquesta Osvaldo Pugliese in 1969, which made it an all time hit.
Works
- Misas herejes (Heretic Masses) (1908)
- La canción del barrio (Slums Chant)