Julio Cortázar
26 August 1914 – 12 February 1984
Julio Cortázar was an Argentine novelist, short-story writer, and essayist, a major figure of the Latin American Boom and an influential experimental writer. His best-known works include the innovative novel Hopscotch and the short story Blow-Up (Las babas del diablo). He lived much of his life in France and became a naturalized French citizen.
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Life events
Cortázar was born in Brussels to Argentine parents during World War I.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCortázar taught in secondary schools and later at the University of Cuyo in Mendoza.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis first short-story collection under his own name, Bestiario, was published in Buenos Aires.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCortázar emigrated to Paris, which became his home for the rest of his life.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCortázar earned his living as a freelance translator, including work for UNESCO in Paris.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRayuela, his experimental, non-linear novel, became a landmark of the Latin American Boom.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCortázar was granted French citizenship while retaining his Argentine nationality.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCortázar died in Paris and was buried in the Montparnasse Cemetery.
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