Julio Florencio Cortázar (26 August 1914 – 12 February 1984; ) was an Argentine, nationalized French

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writer,

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, and

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. Known as one of the founders of the

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, Cortázar influenced an entire generation of Spanish-speaking readers and writers in America and Europe. He is considered one of the most innovative and original authors of his time, a master of history, poetic prose and short story in general and a creator of important novels that inaugurated a new way of making literature in the

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by breaking the classical moulds through narratives that escaped temporal linearity. He lived his childhood and adolescence and incipient maturity in Argentina and, after the 1950s, in Europe. He lived in Italy, Spain, and in Switzerland. In 1951, he settled in France for more than three decades and composed some of his works there.

Early life

Julio Cortázar was born on 26 August 1914, in

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,Cortázar sin barba, by

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. Random House Mondadori, Editorial Debate, Madrid, 2004 a municipality of

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, Belgium. According to biographer Miguel Herráez, his parents, Julio José Cortázar and María Herminia Descotte, were Argentine citizens, and his father was attached to the Argentine diplomatic service in Belgium. At the time of Cortázar's birth, Belgium was occupied by the German troops of

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. After German troops arrived in Belgium, Cortázar and his family moved to

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where María Herminia's parents, Victoria Gabel and Louis Descotte (a French National), were waiting in

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. The family group spent the next two years in Switzerland, first in

, then

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, before moving for a short period to

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. The Cortázars settled outside of

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by the end of 1919. Cortázar's father left when Julio was six, and the family had no further contact with him. Cortázar spent most of his childhood in Banfield, a suburb south of Buenos Aires, with his mother and younger sister. The home in Banfield, with its back yard, was a source of inspiration for some of his stories. Despite this, in a letter to Graciela M. de Solá on 4 December 1963, he described this period of his life as "full of servitude, excessive touchiness, terrible and frequent sadness." He was a sickly child and spent much of his childhood in bed reading. His mother, who spoke several languages and was a great reader herself, introduced her son to the works of

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, whom Cortázar admired for the rest of his life. In the magazine ''Plural'' (issue 44, Mexico City, May 1975) he wrote: "I spent my childhood in a haze full of goblins and elves, with a sense of space and time that was different from everybody else's".

Education and teaching career

Cortázar obtained a qualification as an elementary school teacher at the age of 18. He would later pursue higher education in

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and languages at the

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Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, but left for financial reasons without receiving a degree. According to biographer Montes-Bradley, Cortázar taught in at least two high schools in Buenos Aires Province, one in the city of

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, the other in Bolivar. In 1938, using the pseudonym of Julio Denis, he self-published a volume of sonnets, ''Presencia,'' which he later repudiated, saying in a 1977 interview for Spanish television that publishing it was his only transgression to the principle of not publishing any books until he was convinced that what was written in them was what he meant to say. In 1944, he became professor of

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at the

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in Mendoza, but owing to political pressure from Peronists, he resigned the position in June 1946. He subsequently worked as a translator and as director of the Cámara Argentina del Libro, a trade organization. In 1949 he published a play, ''Los Reyes'' (''The Kings''), based on the myth of

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and the

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. In 1980, Cortázar delivered eight lectures at the

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Years in France

In 1951, Cortázar immigrated to France, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life, though he traveled widely. From 1952 onwards, he worked intermittently for

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as a translator. He wrote most of his major works in Paris or in

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in the south of France, where he also maintained a home. In later years he became actively engaged in opposing abuses of human rights in Latin America, and was a supporter of the

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revolution in

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as well as

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's Cuban revolution and

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's socialist government in Chile. Cortázar had three long-term romantic relationships with women. The first was with Aurora Bernárdez, an Argentine translator, whom he married in 1953. They separated in 1968 when he became involved with the Lithuanian writer, editor, translator, and filmmaker

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, whom he never formally married, and who reportedly stimulated Cortázar's interest in politics, although his political sensibilities had already been awakened by a visit to Cuba in 1963, the first of multiple trips that he would make to that country throughout the remainder of his life. In 1981 he married Canadian writer

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. After Dunlop's death in 1982, Aurora Bernárdez accompanied Cortázar during his final illness and, in accordance with his longstanding wishes, inherited the rights to all his works.

Death

Cortázar died in Paris in 1984, and is interred in the cimetière du Montparnasse. The cause of his death was reported to be

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, though some sources state that he died from AIDS as a result of receiving a blood transfusion.

Works

Cortázar wrote numerous short stories, collected in such volumes as ''

Bestiario ''Bestiario'' is a book of eight short stories written by Julio Cortázar. All the stories (except "Cefalea" and "Circe") were translated to English by Paul Blackburn and included in the collection '' End of the Game and Other Stories'' (1967). ...

'' (1951), ''

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'' (1956), and ''

Las armas secretas ''Las armas secretas'' (translates to ''The Secret Weapons'' in English) is a book of five short stories written by Julio Cortázar. The latter four stories appear in translation in the volume ''Blow-up and Other Stories'' (alternatively titled ' ...

'' (1959). In 1967, English translations by Paul Blackburn of stories selected from these volumes were published by

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as ''

End of the Game and Other Stories ''Blow-Up and Other Stories'' is a collection of short stories, selected from the short fiction of the Argentinian author Julio Cortázar.This article refers to the 1967, 1963 Random House Copyrighted publication of the book by this name, as tra ...

''; it was later re-titled ''Blow-up and Other Stories''. Cortázar published four novels during his lifetime: '' Los premios'' (''The Winners'', 1960), ''

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'' (''Rayuela'', 1963), '' 62: A Model Kit'' (''62 Modelo para Armar'', 1968), and '' Libro de Manuel'' (''A Manual for Manuel'', 1973). Except for '' Los premios'', which was translated by Elaine Kerrigan, these novels have been translated into English by

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. Two other novels, ''El examen'' and ''Divertimento,'' though written before 1960, only appeared posthumously. The open-ended structure of ''Hopscotch'', which invites the reader to choose between a linear and a non-linear mode of reading, has been praised by other

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writers, including

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Giannina Braschi Giannina Braschi (born February 5, 1953) is a Puerto Rican poet, novelist, dramatist, and scholar. Her notable works include ''Empire of Dreams'' (1988), ''Yo-Yo Boing!'' (1998) ''and United States of Banana'' (2011). Braschi writes cross-genr ...

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, and

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. Cortázar's use of interior monologue and

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owes much to

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and other modernists, but his main influences were

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, the French Nouveau roman and the improvisatory

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. This last interest is reflected in the notable story "El perseguidor" ("The Pursuer"), which Cortázar based on the life of the

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saxophonist

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. Cortázar also published poetry, drama, and various works of non-fiction. In the 1960s, working with the artist José Silva, he created two almanac-books or ''libros-almanaque,'' ''La vuelta al día en ochenta mundos'' and ''Último Round,'' which combined various texts written by Cortázar with photographs, engravings, and other illustrations, in the manner of the ''almanaques del mensajero'' that had been widely circulated in rural Argentina during his childhood. One of his last works was a collaboration with Carol Dunlop, '' The Autonauts of the Cosmoroute'', which relates, partly in mock-heroic style, the couple's extended expedition along the autoroute from Paris to

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in a

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camper nicknamed Fafner. As a translator, he completed Spanish-language renderings of ''

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'',

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's novel ''

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'', and the complete prose works of

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Influence and legacy

Michelangelo Antonioni's film ''

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'' (1966) was inspired by Cortázar's story "Las babas del diablo", which in turn was based on a photograph taken by Chilean photographer Sergio Larraín during a shoot outside of

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in Paris. Cortázar's story "La autopista del sur" ("The Southern Thruway") influenced another film of the 1960s,

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's '' Week End'' (1967). The filmmaker

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has directed three films based on Cortázar stories, ''Cartas de mamá'', ''Circe'' and ''Intimidad de los parques''. Chilean novelist

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cited Cortázar as a key influence on his novel ''

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'': "To say that I'm permanently indebted to the work of

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and Cortázar is obvious." Puerto Rican novelist

used Cortázar's story "Las babas del diablo" as a springboard for the chapter called "Blow-up" in her bilingual novel ''

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'' (1998), which features scenes with Cortázar's characters La Maga and Rocamadour. Cortázar is mentioned and spoken highly of in

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's 1998 novel, '' Koolaids: The Art of War''. North American novelist

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cites Cortázar as co-author of her novel ''Doors: A Fiction for Jazz Horn,'' written twenty years after his death. In

, a school, a public library, and a square in the

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neighborhood carry Cortázar's name.

Bibliography

Novels *''Divertimento'' (1949, first published in 1986) *''El examen'' ''(Final Exam)'' (1950, first published in 1985) *'' Los premios'' ''(The Winners)'' (1960) *'' Rayuela'' ''(Hopscotch)'' (1963) *'' 62/modelo para armar'' ''(62: A Model Kit)'' (1968) *'' Libro de Manuel'' ''(A Manual for Manuel)'' (1973) Short story collections *''

'' (1951) *''

'' ''(End of the Game)'' (1956) *''

'' (1959) *'' Historias de cronopios y de famas'' ''(Cronopios and Famas)'' (1962) *''

Todos los fuegos el fuego ''Todos los fuegos el fuego'' ("All Fires The Fire") is a book of eight short stories written by Julio Cortázar Julio Florencio Cortázar (26 August 1914 – 12 February 1984; ) was an Argentine, nationalized French novelist, short story wr ...

'' ''(All Fires the Fire)'' (1966) *''

Blow-up and Other Stories ''Blow-Up and Other Stories'' is a collection of short stories, selected from the short fiction of the Argentinian author Julio Cortázar.This article refers to the 1967, 1963 Random House Copyrighted publication of the book by this name, as tran ...

'' (1968); a compilation of stories from ''Bestiario'', ''Final del juego'' and ''Las armas secretas'', in an English-language translation. *'' Octaedro'' (1974) *''Alguien que anda por ahí'' (1977) *''Un tal Lucas'' ''(A Certain Lucas)'' (1979) *''Queremos tanto a Glenda'' ''(We Love Glenda So Much)'' (1980) *''Deshoras'' ''(Unreasonable Hours)'' (1982) Poetry *''Presencia'' ''(Presence)'' (1938) *''Los reyes'' ''(The Kings)'' (1949) *''Salvo el crepúsculo'' ''(Save Twilight)'' (1997; expanded edition, City Lights, 2016) Other works *'' La vuelta al día en ochenta mundos'' ''(Around the Day in Eighty Worlds)'' (1967) *'' Último round'' ''(Last Round)'' (1969) *'' Prosa del Observatorio'' ''(From the Observatory)'' (1972) *''Territorios'' ''(Territories)'' (1978) *''La Puñalada/ El tango de la vuelta ''(Stab)'' (1979) (with

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) *''

Los autonautas de la cosmopista ("The Autonauts of the Cosmoroute") is a book written by Julio Cortázar in collaboration with Carol Dunlop, who died shortly before it was published. It narrates the couple's extended expedition along the autoroute from Paris to Marseille ...

'' ''(Autonauts of the Cosmoroute)'' (1983) *''Nicaragua tan violentamente dulce'' ''(Nicaragua, So Violently Sweet)'' (1983) *''Julio Cortazar: Al Termino del Polvo y el Sudor'' (Biblioteca de Marcha, Montevideo, 1987) – Essays by and about Julio Cortazar. *''Diario de Andrés Fava'' ''(Diary of Andrés Fava)'' (1995), companion book to ''El examen''. *''Adiós Robinson'' ''(Goodbye, Robinson)'' (1995), radio text. *''Imagen de John Keats'' ''(Image of John Keats)'' (1996) *''Cartas'' ''(Letters)'' (Three volumes, 2000; expanded version in five volumes, 2012) *''Papeles inesperados'' ''(Unexpected Papers)'' (2009) *''Cartas a los Jonquières'' ''(Letters to the Jonquières)'' (2010) *''Clases de literatura'' ''(Literature Class)'' (2013) Graphic novel *''

Fantomas contra los vampiros multinacionales ''Fantomas Versus the Multinational Vampires (Spanish: Fantomas Contra los Vampiros Multinacionales)'' is a graphic novel by Julio Cortázar Julio Florencio Cortázar (26 August 1914 – 12 February 1984; ) was an Argentine, nationalized Fre ...

'' ''(Fantomas Versus the Multinational Vampires)'' (1975)

Recording from the Library of Congress

Julio Cortazar reading from his own work

Filmography

* ''La Cifra Impar'', 1960. Feature film by

, based on "Letters from Mother". * ''Circe'', 1963. Feature film by Manuel Antín, based on "Circe". Script by Manuel Antin and Julio Cortázar. * ''El Perseguidor'', 1963. Feature film by Osias Wilenski, based on "El perseguidor". * ''Intimidad de los Parques'', 1965. Feature film by Manuel Antín. * ''Blow Up'', 1966. Feature film by Michelangelo Antonioni, based on "Las Babas del diablo". * ''Cortázar'', 1994. Documentary directed by Tristán Bauer. * ''Cortázar, apuntes para un documental'', documentary.

(Director), Soledad Liendo (Producer). Theatrical release 2002. DVD Release 2007. * , 2005. Short movie based on Julio Cortázar's short story "Graffiti". Directed by Pako González. * ''Graffiti'', 2006. Short movie based on Julio Cortázar's short story "Graffiti". Directed by Vano Burdul

http://vimeo.com/25805971]'' * " :es:Mentiras piadosas (película de 2009), Mentiras Piadosas" (released in English as ''Made Up Memories''), 2009. Feature film by Diego Sabanés, based on the short-story "The Health of the Sick" and other short stories by Julio Cortázar. *

References

External links

* * * * *
Julio Cortázar Collection (Finding Aid)
– Princeton University Library Manuscripts Division
Julio Cortázar Literary Manuscripts, 1943-1982
- Benson Latin American Collection
Julio Cortázar: An Argentinean Master of Anti-novel and Experimental LiteratureBooks and texts written by Julio CortázarA translated excerpt from ''Prose from the Observatory''Julio Cortázar Artist bio and exhibitions on ArtDiscover
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The Library of Julio Cortázar
Virtual visit to his private library.(in English and Spanish)
Julio Cortazar recorded at the Library of Congress for the Hispanic Division’s audio literary archive on November 20, 1975
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