Cort'zar de la A A La Z / Cortazar from A to Z (Spanish), Paperback

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• Author: Julio Cortazar

Por quunlbum Cort zar? Porque no pod amos esperar m s. Con motivo del centenario de su nacimiento, la Internacional Cronopia reclamaba ya con demasiada insistencia una nueva aproximaci n al escritor y al hombre. Por quno intentar un almanaque,un hermoso libro, suelto y despeinado, lleno de interpolaciones y saltos y grandes aletazos y zambullidas , como propon a Julio Cort zar en La vuelta al d a en ochenta mundos? La soluci n era una idea simple que iba a darnos much simo trabajo: un diccionario biogr fico ilustrado, una fotobiograf a autocomentada con retratos de todas laspocas, fotograf as de las primeras ediciones de todos sus libros, algunas de sus publicaciones en peri dicos y revistas; una antolog a de textos acompa ada de objetos y cuadros que fueron suyos, reproducciones de manuscritos y mecanuscritos originales, papelitos sueltos todav a in ditos y, de vez en cuando, el recuerdo en primera persona de quienes fueron sus amigos. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION To commemorate Julio Cortazar's hundredth anniversary, the International Cronopia began its demands for a new look at the man and the author. In response to these demands, we came up with a simple idea that would turn out to be a pretty challenging project: an illustrated biographical dictionary, or photo-biography, self-documented with portraits from every period of Cortazar's life: photos of every one of his first editions; some of his publications in newspapers and magazines; an anthology of texts accompanied by his personal objects and paintings; reproductions of original handwritten and typed manuscripts; unedited scribblings; and, scattered throughout, the reminiscences of those who were his closest friends.
 
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• Library Journal / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - pg. 39 - 07/01/2014
• Library Journal / Exceptional Presentation - pg. 39 - 07/01/2014
• Library Journal / Book Of Special Distinction - pg. 39 - 07/01/2014
• Library Journal / Top 15 Book Of The Year - pg. 39 - 07/01/2014
• Library Journal / Highly Recommended - pg. 39 - 07/01/2014