Autonauts of the Cosmoroute
Published on 13. June 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
220 pages
978-1-84659-048-1 (ISBN)
Description
"Autonauts of the Cosmoroute" is a love story, an irreverent travelogue of elaborate tales and snapshots detailing Julio Cortazar and Carol Dunlop's thirty-three-day voyage on the Paris-Marseilles freeway in 1982. Satirizing modern travel and the great explorers, this sparkling work pushes life and literature to surreal extremes.
Reviews / Votes
'Anyone who doesn't read Cortazar is doomed.' Pablo Neruda'Cortazar is a unique storyteller.' Time'A stunning writer.' The Christian Science Monitor'Julio Cortazar is a dazzler.' The San Francisco Chronicle'A first-class literary imagination.' New York Times Book ReviewMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Saqi Books
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 130 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84659-048-1 (9781846590481)
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Persons
Julio Cortazar was born in Belgium in 1914 to Argentine parents. They returned to Buenos Aries when he was four. One of the true giants of twentieth-century literature, Cortazar was a tireless defender of Latin American self-determination and many of his books were banned in Argentina. He died in Paris in 1984.