Johnny Carter is a jazz saxophonist, brilliant and erratic, and Bruno, a critic and his biographer, tells the story of their relationship in this long story. Julio Cortázar uses the character, partly inspired by Charlie Parker, to think about genius, time and the limits of a critic's understanding. Johnny sees reality in a different way, and Bruno cannot follow him.
It suits readers who like jazz, and short fiction that is also about thinking. You get a compact novella that is among Cortázar's best known.
Deep, inward-looking, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Literary Connoisseur. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Alianza Editorial Sa
- ISBN
- 9788420646107
- Language
- ES
