Julio Cortázar
Born: 08-25-1914
Julio Cortázar, an Argentine novelist and short story writer, is celebrated for his innovative narrative techniques and pioneering works in the Latin American literary boom. Born in 1914, his most notable work, "Hopscotch," challenges conventional storytelling with its unconventional structure. Cortázar's writing, marked by surrealism and existential themes, has left a lasting impact on literature. His vivid imagination and linguistic prowess continue to captivate readers worldwide.
Book summaries for books written by Julio Cortázar
Quotes
I believe in the urgency of living. I believe in that still point where everything is possible.
The only thing that matters is the struggle to remake life. Even love is a means to that end.
You have to live life, or life will end up living you.
The world is never just one world. It is always two worlds, at least.
All writing is garbage. People who come out of nowhere to try to put into words any part of what goes on in their minds are pigs.
To remember is to disfigure things, to embroider things, to transform a reality into a dream.
Life is the sum of all your choices.
The one who writes the story controls the story.
There is no greater mystery than the one we are, and the only thing we can do is be aware of it.
The end is in the beginning, and lies far ahead.
We are all doomed to be happy.
Reading is also a way of forgetting.