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Julio Cortázar

Born
Aug 26, 1914 · Aged 69
Died
Feb 12, 1984
Place of birth
Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium
Gender
Male
Movie credits
8
TV credits
1
Also known as (1)
  • Julio Florencio Cortázar

Biography

Julio Florencio Cortázar (26 August 1914 – 12 February 1984) was an Argentine, nationalized French novelist, short story writer, essayist, and translator. Known as one of the founders of the Latin American Boom, Cortázar influenced an entire generation of Spanish-speaking readers and writers in America and Europe. He is considered one of the most innovative and original authors of his time, a master of history, poetic prose and short story in general and a creator of important novels that inaugurated a new way of making literature in the Hispanic world by breaking the classical moulds…