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Interesting study / Studio Interesante
ESPANOL Este libro presenta un analisis interesante sobre la interpretacion de Rayuela por Julio Cortazar.Beneficioso para entender algunas ideas del escritor.Lo recomiendo altamente si le gusto Rayuela ysi le interesa re-leerlo.

ENGLISH This book presents an analysis veryinteresting on an interpretation of the book Rayuela by Julio Cortazar. Itis very positive and helps big-time when trying to understand what theauthor wrote.I recommend it if you liked Rayuela and would maybe like tore-read it. ... Read more

Product Description
Julio Cortázar is one of the best-known successful Latin American writers. His work has been widely translated and this 1980 book is a clear and detailed study of his four major novels. Steven Boldy recognises the complexity, the 'nerve centres of contradiction and tension' of Cortázar's novels, which resist a single dogmatic interpretation, but Dr Boldy's sympathetic analysis allows the reader to approach an understanding of the individual novels and the way these are linked by an underlying thematic pattern. Cortázar's work is seen in the context of its European and Argentinian background: the cultural materials of surrealism, allusiveness and eclecticism that he absorbs and transforms. The approach to the four major novels is not limited to one particular aspect or theme, but the dualism inherent in the writing and its philosophical and formal implications provide the basic framework for study. ... Read more

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A Hispanic reader
The book compiles interesting and varied perspectives about one of the greatest writers of modern literature. Some of the works are originally written in Spanish language, and the translations are not too precise. My personal copy arrived with the cover upside down and reversed, which means the first page is behind the back cover. But if you are familiar with Cortazar's world this could even seem something done on purpose.
I recommend everyone interested in learning about one of the strongest engines of the modern literature to read this book and, obviously, to look for the original works as well.
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