City of books [Answered]

bridgeplayer Trusted Member Master Gamer April 2015 - Sept 6, 2023 12:33:10 GMT 362 2,675	City of books [Answered] Feb 22, 2020 23:18:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by bridgeplayer on Feb 22, 2020 23:18:08 GMT Whoever could he be? Somewhat enhanced with GIMP. Street View image please.
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krenek Trusted Member Master Gamer and Scrutiniser April 2015 - May 1, 2024 7:25:48 GMT 1,741 7,186	City of books [Answered] Feb 22, 2020 23:40:11 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by krenek on Feb 22, 2020 23:40:11 GMT (remember, i've got some "link" with him! )

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bridgeplayer Trusted Member Master Gamer April 2015 - Sept 6, 2023 12:33:10 GMT 362 2,675	City of books [Answered] Feb 29, 2020 21:25:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by bridgeplayer on Feb 29, 2020 21:25:41 GMT Well done krenek, hhgygy and raven63. For others: maybe the name of the guy could get your search underway. SPOILER: Click to show

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City of books [Answered] Mar 21, 2020 11:18:44 GMT

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Post by bridgeplayer on Mar 21, 2020 11:18:44 GMT

Well found all.

The answer:

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The mural depicts a caricature of the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), who once wrote: "If I were asked to name the chief event in my life, I should say my father's library."
It can be found in the seaside resort of Mar del Plata, some 400 km south of Buenos Aires. 37.9975°S, 57.5505°W

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City of books [Answered] Mar 21, 2020 12:03:38 GMT

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Post by krenek on Mar 21, 2020 12:03:38 GMT

our friend bridgeplayer already made puzzles about this great author:
- Triste-le-Roy
- Labyrinths and mirrors
- Writer in the distance
...let's wait for a 5th one!

Feb 22, 2020 23:40:11 GMT krenek said:

remember, i've got some "link" with him!

because his grave is in geneva:

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Mar 21, 2020 12:03:38 GMT krenek said:

because his grave is in geneva:

And because, as a youth, he lived there (1914-1919). His parents took him there because they wanted to give him a “cosmopolitan education,” and they travelled a lot. Georgie, as they called him (his English grandmother taught him the language) attended the Collège Calvin in Geneva.