Oftentimes students who attend Spanish school in Buenos Aires don’t take time out ahead of time to learn about all the famous writers and artists of the region. However, if you do learn about these impressive figures, not only will this motivate you to master the language during the period in which you learn Spanish in Argentina, but also you will gain additional cultural and historical knowledge about the region. One famous figure that you will no doubt look forward to learning about is Jorge Luis Borges.
Born in Buenos Aires in 1899, Borges is one of the most famous Argentine writers of all time. As a boy, he and his family lived in the suburb of Palermo. Of course, if you attend Spanish school in Buenos Aires, Palermo is an area that you can easily visit firsthand. His father, Jorge Guillermo Borges, who was a lawyer, teacher and also an anarchist, heavily influenced Borges’ ideas and beliefs. When Jorge Guillermo Borges began to lose his eyesight, he looked to his son to take over his own plans to be a writer.