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Eduardo "Guayo" Labarca, went pee on the grave of Borges

book cover El enigma de los Módulos (The Enigma of Modul

C is well Eduardo Labarca, Chilean writer went to urinate on the grave of Jorge Luis Borges, perhaps the greatest Argentine writer of the twentieth century. All ... tribute to him. Singular, one suspects. Especially that Eduardo is not a young dog crazy. This 72 year old novelist is best known in the country.

Borges soggy

And it was not enough, his act considered sacrilege by the Minister of Culture of Argentina, Jorge Coscia, it will provide small fame. " It is tasteless and offensive. You will not win urinating on a grave , "growls the Minister.

Making the cover of his latest book, prick in hand and spray urine turned toward the grave, the writer says that we better understand his gesture by reading his book. " Pee on this tomb was a legitimate artistic act. The cover of the book is consistent with the content, and can be better understood so , "says he to Guardian.

Hateful citizen

journalist, translator and writer, Eduardo worked for the United Nations and sharing his time between Chile and Vienna. " I'm not just someone who goes around to piss on graves, but a writer with an important work ," he adds.

According to him, to understand his action, we must focus not on the work of Borges, but on the man. " Everyone is offended, since it sees no further than the tip of his nose. Borges was, as a writer, a giant, but I feel utter contempt for him as a citizen. While he was old, almost blind, he came to meet the dictator Pinochet when he was particularly engaged in murder. "Following this meeting, Borges had lavished praise on Pinochet ...

Blame Jean-Sol Pattra

However, Eduardo is not an exhibitionist. He admits he was holding a plastic bottle in hand, and pretended to urinate. And most importantly, it was Jean-Paul Sartre that inspired the act. "Every writer should have originality and breaking with the great artists who preceded him. "

And to ensure he had pissed himself on the grave Chateaubriand. "My act has two meanings: a tribute to the master and the repudiation of citizen," says Eduardo. (See Perfil.com )

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