A Manual for Manuel

In 1970s Paris, a group of revolutionaries plot the daring kidnapping of a powerful Latin American official. But among them is Andres, a man adrift in a world of high-stakes politics. As Andres spirals into a crisis of identity, Cortazar intersects the group''s story with real-life documents, newspaper clippings, and personal reflections to construct a compelling mosaic that explores the complexities of revolution, commitment, and the human spirit.

Info autore

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Julio Cortázar, Julio Cortazar
• Editore: Vintage UK
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 14.08.2025
• Categoria: Narrativa > Romanzi; Narrativa > Romanzi > Capolavori fino al 1945
• EAN: 9781529956795
• ISBN: 978-1-5299-5679-5
• Numero di pagine: 400
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 12.7 x 19.8 x 2.5 cm
• Categorie: Classics, Spirit, Literature, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Latin America, Translation, Argentina, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Political, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Asia, Borges, Fiction in translation, Surrealism, Narrative theme: Politics, Spanish, Magical Realism, Bolano, Penguin Classics, Latin-American Spanish, Classic Books, FICTION / World Literature / Argentina, Classic Literature, Classic fiction: general and literary, classic books collection, Twentieth Century, classic novels, identity crisis, classic books for adults, vintage classics, literature books, timeless classics books, turmoil, daily reflections, penguin books classics, penguin classics paperback, classic books for teenagers, penguin classics book, political fictions, the last revolutionaries