NewzOn Thursday, October 25, 1956, Argentine authors Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares exchanged critical remarks regarding the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Juan Ramón Jiménez.
During a conversation at Bioy Casares's home, Borges brought up the announcement of the Nobel recipient, to which Bioy Casares responded sharply with the phrase, "Qué vergüenza" (What a shame). The exchange included a dismissive comment characterizing Nobel recipients as being better suited for making dynamite.
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