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Classic Interview: Julio Cortázar, radical Argentine novelist and short story writer

Classic Interview: Julio Cortázar, radical Argentine novelist and short story writer | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
The Paris Review is a literary magazine featuring original writing, art, and in-depth interviews with famous writers.
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Classic Appreciation: On Julio Cortázar's Experimentalist Novel 'Hopscotch' and His Short Stories - Essay by Becca Rothfeld

Classic Appreciation: On Julio Cortázar's Experimentalist Novel 'Hopscotch' and His Short Stories - Essay by Becca Rothfeld | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
Reading Hopscotch—reading Julio Cortázar—is a bit like navigating a labyrinth. Behind each corner, each chapter doubling back on itself, lurks the prospect of an unforeseen encounter, at once disturbing and tantalizing. Distances are distorted. Ostensible shortcuts will lead you on a scenic route that provides alternate, unexpected perspectives. All the while, Cortázar’s work invokes a sort of Zeno’s Paradox.
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Becca Rothfeld writes about books, art, and culture, often for Hyperallergic.
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