The New York Review of Books
5 months agoBooksStrangers 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 ]