María Kodama

Argentine writer (1937–2023)

  • Fame56.4
  • Momentum6.4
  • Wikipedia7.7K
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Lived 1937–2023, aged 86Argentina
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  • Wikipedia
    27 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1937–2023
    Aged 86
  • Known for
    Memorias de Borges
    2015
Summary
Updated 2026-06-26

María Kodama Schweizer was an Argentine writer and translator. The widow of author Jorge Luis Borges, she was the sole owner of his estate after his death in 1986. Borges had bequeathed to Kodama his rights as author in a will written in 1979, when she was his literary secretary, and bequeathed to her his whole estate in 1985. They were married in 1986, shortly before Borges' death.

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56.4
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Momentum6.4
Historical21.5
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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