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Bestiario (Literatura Alfaguara) (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Julio Cortazar (Author)
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Literatura Alfaguara
In these eight masterpieces there is no room for the smallest sign of stumbling or youthful undertones: they are perfect. These stories that speak about objects and daily happenings, pass over to another dimension, one of nightmare or revelation. In each text, surprise and uneasiness are ingredients added to the indescribable pleasure of its reading. These stories may upset readers due to a very rare characteristic in literature: They stare at us as if waiting for something in return. After reading these true classics, our opinion of the world cannot remain the same.

Description in Spanish: "Bestiario" es el primer libro de relatos que Julio Cortázar publica con su auténtico nombre. No hay en estas ocho obras maestras ni el menor balbuceo ni resacas juveniles: son perfectas. Estos cuentos, que hablan de objetos y hechos cotidianos, pasan a la dimensión de la pesadilla o de la revelación de un modo natural e imperceptible. Sorpresa o incomodidad son, en cada texto, un condimento que se agrega al placer indescriptible de su lectura. Sus relatos nos desazonan porque poseen una característica muy rara en la literatura: se nos quedan mirando, como si esperaran algo de nosotros. Después de leer estos verdaderos clásicos del género, nuestra opinión sobre el mundo no puede seguir siendo la misma.

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Text: Spanish

Product Details

  • Paperback: 149 pages
  • Publisher: Alfaguara (June 1984)
  • Language: Spanish
  • ISBN-10: 8420421316
  • ISBN-13: 978-8420421315
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,524,687 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars excelente obra para iniciar a Cortázar, July 30, 2001
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Luis Méndez (Republica Dominicana) - See all my reviews
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Bestiario

Estos relatos de Cortázar, nos muestran la voz que en un futuro usaría el autor para sus subsiguientes trabajos. En estos cuentos la fantasía nos invade y nos arrastra como en carta a una señorita en París o somos vistos por malos ojos por no estar en su mundo como en ómnibus; o nuestra casa es invadida lentamente por fantasmas como en casa tomada. Cuando leo no me gusta hacer comparaciones. Algunos críticos equiparan la evocación de Cortázar con la de Henry james y personalmente creo que sus estilos son muy diferentes, como también sus temas. James es mucho mas lento, a veces hasta un poco canson y excesivamente detallista. La única obra que realmente me entretuvo mucho fue una vuelta de tuerca. Cortázar por el contrario no pierde el tiempo en excesivas descripciones y deja que sus ideas fluyan por el texto que se enriquece de ideas y a veces llega al paroxismo. Muy buena obra para empezar a leer a Cortázar antes de leer a rayuela, su obra maestra.

Luis Méndez

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5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite, May 1, 2000
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This review is from: Bestiario (Literatura Alfaguara) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)
This is the first book Cortazar edited with his real name. It's the first book of short stories Cortazar wrote. It's my favorite. you can see all the tipical Cortazar things= great short stories, almost perfec, so full of mistery... Check the man and the bunnies story.
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