Divertimento

Dive into the mesmerizing dreamworld of Latin America''s literary great, Julio Cortazar. As the 1949 carnival dances on in Buenos Aires, a group of young creatives gather in the sumptuous seclusion of an art studio. In this surreal, bohemian sanctuary, ruled by the dazzling Renato Lozano, elaborate meals are assembled, while strange poetry and merciless witticisms flow like wine. Yet, as time passes, tensions and secrets begin to unravel, and so too do the boundaries of established reality. Divertimento will whisk you away on a bizarre and brilliant journey, taking you to the hidden heart of art, fantasy and the alchemy that is creative interpretation. This is Julio Cortazar''s bold, experimental debut, here translated into English for the very first time. TRANSLATED BY HARRY MORALES ''Anyone who doesn''t read Cortazar is doomed'' Pablo Neruda ''A first-class literary imagination'' The New York Times Book Review

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Julio Cortazar lived in Buenos Aires for the first thirty years of his life, and after that in Paris. His stories, written under the dual influence of the English masters of the uncanny and of French surrealism, are extraordinary inventions, just this side of nightmare. In later life Cortazar became a passionate advocate for human rights and a persistent critic of the military dictatorships in Latin America. He died in 1984.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Julio Cortazar, Julio Cortázar
• Mitarbeit: Harry Morales (Übersetzung), Morales Harry (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: Vintage UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheint: 07.05.2026
• EAN: 9781529956818
• ISBN: 978-1-5299-5681-8
• Seiten: 128
• Abmessung: 132 mm x 204 mm x 25 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Fiction in translation, FICTION / World Literature / Argentina, Classic fiction: general and literary