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Jorge Luis Borges famously claimed himself to be the first hispano<\/em> to embark upon the odyssey of reading and reviewing James Joyce\u2019s Ulysses<\/em> (1922). Along with his 1925 review, he also translated the last two pages of the novel, Molly Bloom\u2019s sensation-creating, stream-of-consciousness monologue. Perhaps starstruck by the legendary pairing of two of the twentieth century\u2019s most influential authors, many scholars have taken his claim as indisputable evidence that Borges single-handedly introduced Joyce to Latin America, and of the enduring impact of his translation. This talk will reveal that the true story of Joyce\u2019s introduction to Spanish language readers is both more complex and more interesting than the one traditionally told.<\/p>\n

Dr. Leah Leone Anderson<\/strong> is a Visiting Scholar with UWM\u2019s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Her book, Borges\u2019s Creative Infidelities: Translating Joyce, Woolf and Faulkner<\/em><\/a> (2024) was made possible with CLACS\u2019s support. Her current research focuses on the work of Argentine critic, translator, and memoirist Mar\u00eda Rosa Oliver (1898-1977).<\/p>\n

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