Margarita Guerrero was an Argentine dancer and writer.[1] She is known for her collaborations with Jorge Luis Borges, with whom she co-wrote and edited Book of Imaginary Beings and El "Martín Fierro".[2][3][4] As his eyesight failed, Borges relied increasingly on collaborators in creating his work, of which Guerrero was one. Her role in Book of Imaginary Beings is thought to have been that of a researcher and compiler.[1]

Margarita Guerrero, photographed by Grete Stern in 1942

Borges dedicated Other Inquisitions, 1937–1952 to her under the name "Margot Guerrero".[5]

She was interested in the occult.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nicholson (2020). "Necessary and Unnecessary Monsters: Jorge Luis Borges's Book of Imaginary Beings". Journal of Modern Literature. 43 (2): 134–151. doi:10.2979/jmodelite.43.2.08. JSTOR 10.2979/jmodelite.43.2.08. S2CID 216237560.
  2. ^ "The book of imaginary beings" (first ed., 1969). LC Online Catalog. LCCN Permalink. Library of Congress (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved 2016-09-23.   "El libro de los seres imaginarios" (1967). LC Online Catalog. See also OCLC 963993 (Buenos Aires: Editorial Kier, 1967).   See also OCLC 581678 (Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1957).
  3. ^ El "Martín Fierro", 1953, written with Margarita Guerrero, ISBN 84-206-1933-7
  4. ^ de la Fuente, Ariel (2018). Borges, Desire, and Sex. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-78694-950-9.
  5. ^ Borges, Jorge Luis (2000). Other inquisitions, 1937-1952. University of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-76002-7. OCLC 76966652.
  6. ^ Edwin., Williamson (2007). Borges : una vida. Seix Barral. ISBN 978-84-322-0901-7. OCLC 605262986.