''Blow-Up and Other Stories'' is a collection of

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest t ...

, 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 translated from the Spanish by Paul Blackburn, and published by Pantheon Books, New York. It was originally published in hardcover as ''End of the Game and Other Stories''. Earlier publications included the Spanish volumes: ''

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). ...

''; ''

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 ' ...

''; and ''

Final del juego ''Final del juego'' (''End of the Game'') is a book of eighteen short stories written by Julio Cortázar Julio Florencio Cortázar (26 August 1914 – 12 February 1984; ) was an Argentine, nationalized French novelist, short story writer, e ...

''. The title story of the paperback collection served as inspiration for Michelangelo Antonioni's film ''

Blowup ''Blowup'' (sometimes styled as ''Blow-up'' or ''Blow Up'') is a 1966 mystery drama thriller film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and produced by Carlo Ponti. It was Antonioni's first entirely English-language film, and stars David Hemming ...

''.

*One **Axolotl **

House Taken Over "Casa Tomada" (English: "House Taken Over") is a 1946 short story by Argentine writer Julio Cortázar. It was originally published in ''Los anales de Buenos Aires,'' a literary magazine edited by Jorge Luis Borges, and later included in his volume o ...

**The Distances **The Idol of the Cyclades **Letter to a Young Lady in Paris **A Yellow Flower *Two ** Continuity of Parks **The Night Face Up **Bestiary **The Gates of Heaven **Blow-Up *Three **End of the Game **At Your Service **The Pursuer **Secret Weapons

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