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Macedonio Fernandez
Macedonio Fernández, born in 1874, was an Argentine writer, humorist, and philosopher.

His writings include novels, stories, poetry, journalism, and other works not easily classified. He was a mentor to Jorge Luis Borges and other avant-garde Argentine writers.

Seventeen years of his correspondence with Borges was published in 2000. He also published poetry, including Creía yo (I believed). His novel The Museum of Eterna’s Novel is forthcoming from Open Letter.


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