Julio cortazar beneath the apparent, calm calmness that the world presents us with, beneath the general air of restrained music, before sunrise and after sunset, even beneath the music of jazz, between the lines on a sheet of paper, there is violence. With luis albano, juan pablo bouza, stella maris closas, sergio corach. Why do i love julio cortazar and, by proxy, 20thcentury latin american lit so. Argentine writer julio cortazar reading from his work library of. Long out of print and now reissued in paperback, cronopios and famas is one of the. Buy cronopios and famas new edition by cortazar, julio, blackburn, paul isbn. The instruction manual, the first chapter, is an absurd assortment of tasks and items dissected in an instructionmanual format. According to biographer miguel herraez, his parents, julio jose cortazar and maria herminia descotte, were argentine citizens, and his father was attached to the argentine diplomatic service in belgium. Julio cortazar was born on august 26, 1914, in ixelles, a municipality of brussels, belgium.
Long out of print and now reissued in paperback, cronopios and famas is one of the bestloved books by perhaps the greatest of latin american novelists author of hopscotch and blow up and other stories. Translations read by paul blackburn and robert kelly. Unusual occupations, the second chapter, describes the. Transform the gray matter of your brain into a sparkling pinata, especially when reading julios cronopios and famas, an assortment of dozens of the most micro of microfictions. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Beneath the apparent, calm calmness that the world presents us with, beneath the general air of. Be the first to ask a question about cronopios and famas.
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