These three groundbreaking works by Julio Cort zar-a major figure of world liter
ature and one of the founders of the Latin American Boom-are published together
in one volume for the first time, in honor of the centenary of his birth.
With
his influential "counternovel" HOPSCOTCH and his unforgettable short stories, Co
rt zar earned a place among the most innovative authors of the twentieth century
. HOPSCOTCH is a nonlinear novel about an Argentinean writer living in Paris; it
consists of 155 short chapters that the author advises the reader to read out o
f order. BLOW-UP and WE LOVE GLENDA SO MUCH bring together the most famous of Co
rt zar's short fiction, including "Axolotl," "End of the Game," "The Night Face
Up," "Continuity of Parks," "Bestiary," and "Blow-Up".
