Here Is Where We Meet

Acknowledgments

‘We can only give what is already the other’s’ — Jorge Luis Borges. For this book I deeply thank: Alexandra, Andres, Anne, Arturo, Beverly, Bill, Bogena, Colum, Dan, Gareth, Geoff, Gianni, Hans, Iona, Irene, Jean, Jitka, John, Katya, Leticia, Liane, Libby, Lilo, Lisa, Lucia, Maggi, Manuel, Maria, Marisa, Michael, Mike, Nella, Paul, Pierre-Oscar, Pilar, Piotr, Ramon, Robert, Sandra, Simon, Stephan, Tonio, Victoria, Witek, Wolfram and Yves.

The following quotations from Borges’s poetry appear in the book. They are taken from Selected Poems by Jorge Luis Borges, edited by Alexander Coleman (Allen Lane, The Penguin Press, 1999) and are reproduced by permission of Penguin Books Ltd.

Page 69: ‘Debo justicar lo que me hiere . .,’ three lines from the poem ‘El cómplice’ (p. 448). Copyright © Maria Kodama, 1999. Translation copyright © Hoyt Rogers, 1999.

Page 70: ‘This book is yours, María Kodama. .,’ from ‘Inscription’ (p. 461). Copyright © Maria Kodama, 1999. Translation copyright © Willis Barnstone, 1999.

Page 71: ‘The memory of a morning. .,’ six lines from ‘Talismans’ (p. 365). Copyright © Maria Kodama, 1999. Translation copyright © Alastair Reid, 1999. Reprinted by permission of the translator.

Page 72: ‘Oh endless rose. .,’ two lines from ‘The unending Rose’ (p. 367). Copyright © Maria Kodama, 1999. Translation copyright © Alastair Reid, 1999. Reprinted by permission of the translator.