Literature Library author

Julio Cortázar

A concise guide to Julio Cortázar's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.

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Short story
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Author overview

Julio Cortázar (1914–1984) was a writer whose body of work spans short story. This writing is associated with Argentina and France. Major works and useful reading starting points include Hopscotch and Axolotl. Key themes include Identity and unstable boundaries, Looking, being looked at, and power, and Confinement and isolation.

Reading pathway

Begin with Axolotl.

Representative starting points

Axolotl

A visitor to a Paris aquarium becomes so absorbed in watching axolotls that the boundary between observer and observed seems to collapse.

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