Fervor de Buenos Aires, poemas

Fervor de Buenos Aires, poemas (1923) is the first published book of poems by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges. The collection imaginatively reconstructs the past and present of his native city, Buenos Aires. Borges learned English before Spanish and was influenced by his father's extensive library, which included works like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Thousand and One Nights. He was also part of the Ultraist movement in Spain before returning to Buenos Aires and establishing it in South America. This early work set the stage for his later acclaimed collections of essays and short stories, such as Ficciones.12