Julio Cortázar(1914-1984)
- Writer
- Actor
One of the most important Argentinian writers of all time, Julio
Cortazar was born in Belgium. When he was a child he went with his
parents to Argentina. She stayed in Buenos Aires until 1951, when he
went to Paris and he stayed in France until his death. His first book
of short stories was "Bestiario" published in 1951. After this, he
wrote many books of short stories like "Final del Juego" (1956), "Todos
los fuegos el fuego" (1966), "Las armas secretas" (1964). In this last
book he wrote the story "El perseguidor" based in the life of the great
alto sax player Charlie Parker. His most celebrated book was the novel
"Rayuela" (1963). His short story "Las Babas del Diablo" was adapted by
Michelangelo Antonioni into the
the movie Blow-Up (1966). "La autopista del
sur" inspired the movie Week end (1967)
directed by Jean-Luc Godard.
