Although I must say, what I've read of his actual fiction is a little disappointing. Not *bad*. Just neither as witty nor as deep as his other works might lead you to expect.
Still... He speaks Russian, Japanese. And Spanish. Slate has his essay on Borges up as well.
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Date: 2007-06-02 01:35 am (UTC)Although I must say, what I've read of his actual fiction is a little disappointing. Not *bad*. Just neither as witty nor as deep as his other works might lead you to expect.
Still... He speaks Russian, Japanese. And Spanish. Slate has his essay on Borges up as well.