Julio Cortázar
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born
August 26, 1914
died
February 12, 1984
gender
male
place of birth
Brussels, Belgium
genre
Short Stories, Literature & Fiction
about this author
Born Jules Florencio Cortázar (August 26, 1914 – February 12, 1984), he was a Belgian-born Argentine intellectual and an influential author of several experimental novels and many short stories.
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Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar avg rating 4.20 — 1,091 ratings — published 1963 38 editions |
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Blow-Up: And Other Stories by Julio Cortázar avg rating 4.16 — 695 ratings — published 1963 3 editions |
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Cronopios and Famas by Julio Cortázar avg rating 4.26 — 486 ratings — published 1962 18 editions |
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Cuentos Completos /complete Works, Cortazar: Cortazar I by Julio Cortázar avg rating 4.67 — 203 ratings — published 1996 7 editions |
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Bestiario by Julio Cortázar avg rating 4.41 — 214 ratings — published 1982 10 editions |
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Todos Los Fuegos El Fuego by Julio Cortázar avg rating 4.47 — 188 ratings — published 1966 26 editions |
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La autopista del sur y otros cuentos by Julio Cortázar avg rating 4.45 — 161 ratings — published 1991 4 editions |
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62: A Model Kit by Julio Cortázar avg rating 4.02 — 128 ratings — published 1968 13 editions |
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Casa Tomada Y Otros Cuentos by Julio Cortázar avg rating 4.47 — 100 ratings — published 1995 4 editions |
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Final del juego by Julio Cortázar avg rating 4.34 — 94 ratings — published 1967 15 editions |
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"She would smile and show no surprise, convinced as she was, the same as I, that casual meetings are apt to be just the opposite, and that people who make dates are the same kind who need lines on their writing paper, or who always squeeze up from the bottom on a tube of toothpaste."
— Julio Cortázar (Hopscotch)
— Julio Cortázar (Hopscotch)
"I realized that searching was my symbol, the emblem of those who go out at night with nothing in mind, the motives of a destroyer of compasses."
— Julio Cortázar
— Julio Cortázar
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