Margarita Guerrero Explained

Margarita Guerrero was an Argentine^[1] dancer and writer. 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, and Guerrero's role in Book of Imaginary Beings in particular is thought to have been that of a researcher and compiler.^[1]

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

She was interested in the occult.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Nicholson. 2020. Necessary and Unnecessary Monsters: Jorge Luis Borges's Book of Imaginary Beings. Journal of Modern Literature. 43. 2. 134–151. 10.2979/jmodelite.43.2.08. 10.2979/jmodelite.43.2.08. 216237560.
2. https://lccn.loc.gov/76087180 "The book of imaginary beings"
3. El "Martín Fierro", 1953, written with Margarita Guerrero,
4. Book: de la Fuente, Ariel. Borges, Desire, and Sex. Liverpool University Press. 2018. 978-1-78694-950-9. Liverpool. 29. en.
5. Book: Borges, Jorge Luis. Other inquisitions, 1937-1952. 2000. University of Texas Press. 0-292-76002-7. 76966652.
6. Book: Edwin., Williamson. Borges : una vida. 2007. Seix Barral. 978-84-322-0901-7. 605262986.