Julio Cortázar's 1959 collection includes five novellas, among them "Las babas del diablo," about a photographer in Paris who thinks he has caught a crime in a photo and which inspired Antonioni's film Blow-Up, and "El perseguidor," about a jazz saxophonist based on Charlie Parker. The stories mix realism with the uncanny and probe questions about time, art and perception.
For readers who like literary short fiction from Latin America and who want to see why Cortázar is a model for many authors. The stories are intricate and strange, with a rich, flexible style.
Deep, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Literary Connoisseur. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Punto de Lectura
- ISBN
- 9789871106561
- Language
- ES
