#Julio Cortazar

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The Paris Review
3 months ago
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The Art of Fiction No. 83

Julio Cortázar is considered one of Latin America's greatest writers.
Cortázar's return to his home country of Argentina was met with a hero's welcome. [ more ]
The Paris Review
5 months ago
Books

The Art of Fiction No. 83

Julio Cortázar was hailed as one of Latin America's greatest writers after his death in 1984.
Cortázar was exiled from his home country of Argentina in the 1970s but was greeted as a hero when he visited after the democratically elected government came to power. [ more ]
The Paris Review
5 months ago
Books

The Art of Fiction No. 83

Julio Cortázar was hailed as one of Latin America's greatest writers after his death in 1984.
Cortázar was exiled from his home country of Argentina in the 1970s but was greeted as a hero when he visited after the democratically elected government came to power. [ more ]
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The Paris Review
5 months ago
Writing

The Art of Fiction No. 83

Julio Cortázar was hailed as one of Latin America's greatest writers after his death in 1984.
Cortázar was exiled from his home country of Argentina in the 1970s but was greeted as a hero when he visited after the democratically elected government came to power. [ more ]
www.nybooks.com
5 months ago
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Strangers in the City | Julia Kornberg

Cortazar's story Casa Tomada explores the lives of siblings living in an enormous house in Buenos Aires, and their encounter with a mysterious noise that eventually forces them to leave their home.
The story reflects the economic tensions in Buenos Aires during the 1940s, when the working class became more visible and disruptive to the city's elites. [ more ]
The New York Review of Books
5 months ago
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Strangers in the City | Julia Kornberg

"Casa Tomada" is a short story by Julio Cortázar that tells the story of siblings Irene and her brother who live in a house in Buenos Aires.
The story explores the changing dynamics of Buenos Aires in the 1940s and the disruption caused by the working class in the capital.
"Casa Tomada" serves as inspiration for Samanta Schweblin's collection of short stories, "Seven Empty Houses," which also take place in class-segregated Buenos Aires. [ more ]
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