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I have read most books by Sharon Olds. The Gold Cell is my favorite. I am looking for a book to read as I start rehab, get my prosthesis, and learn to walk again. The injury was complicated, and he was in bed for many months.
Afterward, he said that this was the time that made him a writer. The boredom and confinement forced him into his mind. Borges was a public figure, and he loved the city of Buenos Aires, where he lived most of his life, more than anything; in other words, he was out and about quite a lot. But when I read his work, I can still sense that boy on bed rest.
The intricacy of his imagination suggests a person who is not sure he can rely on the world to keep him occupied. His later blindness reinforced that.
He lies in bed, remembering. His own face in the mirror, his own hands, surprised him on every occasion. What can I say? The story appeared in his collection Artificios in , and is collected under the name Ficciones now, translated by Anthony Kerrigan. I am in my mid-sixties and have been married for 35 years. We have two responsible, kind, and independent adult children. We both served long and enjoyable careers in public education but suffered from burnout upon retirement.
