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Description edit
Julio Florencio Cortázar (Ixelles, Bélgica, 26 de agosto de 1914 – París, Francia, 12 de febrero de 1984) fue un escritor, traductor e intelectual argentino nacionalizado francés. Se le considera uno de los autores más innovadores y originales de su tiempo, maestro del relato corto, la... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Horacio Oliveira: He's the leading man, 40 years old (or so), he's supposed to have gone to Paris to study but he never does.
- La Maga (Lucía): She's the most important character in this book. When her parents wanted her to abort her baby, she fled from Uruguay to Paris. She's a real piece of work, less educated than the rest of the group, they are all fascinated with her.
- Rocamadour: Add a description of this character.
- Etienne
- Ronald
- Babs
- Guy Monod
- Morelli
- Ossip Gregorovius
- Perico Romero
- Pola
- Wong
- Traveler
- Talita
Quotes edit
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“When we said goodbye we were like two children who have suddenly become friends at a birthday party and keep looking at one another while their parents take them by the hand and lead them off, and it’s a sweet pain and a hope, and you know the name of one is Tony and the other one Lulu, and that’s all that’s needed for the heart to become a little piece of fruit, and…”
First Sentence edit
WOULD I find La Maga?
Series & Lists edit
This book is in William H. Gass’s Fifty Literary Pillars. (community list)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Spanish
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Publication Date: 1963
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Page Count: 576
Publisher: Add the publisher.
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Publication Date: 1963
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Page Count: 576
Awards edit
- National Book Award (1967: Translation)
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- Dewey: 863
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