The European and the North American consider that a book that has been…

Jorge Luis Borges
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The European and the North American consider that a book that has been awarded any kind of prize must be good; the Argentine allows for the possibility that the book might not be bad, despite the prize. ✨ Jorge Luis Borges (1999). Selected Non-Fictions, Penguin Group USA
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