Question

An author from this country wrote about two girls who try to get an elderly relative to manifest “important things” like precious stones or automobiles by dreaming in a story narrated by a dog. The author of “Leopoldina’s Dream” worked with two other authors from this country to edit The Book of Fantasy. A character from this country stops after every stanza to praise himself while reading his poem The Earth to the narrator. (10[1])In a story from this country, a man mourning Beatriz lies in the dark (10[1])and stares at (-5[1])the nineteenth step (10[1])of a cellar staircase to see the title object. An author from this country wrote about the search for Vindications in hexagonal rooms (10[1])that contain (10[2])every (10[1])possible book. (10[2])For 10 points, name this home country of the author of “The Aleph” and “The Library of Babel,” Jorge Luis Borges ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Argentina [or Argentine Republic or República Argentina] (“Leopoldina’s Dream” is by Silvina Ocampo, who edited The Book of Fantasy with Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares.)
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