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5 months agoStrangers 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 ]