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«Que la música salve por lo menos el resto de la noche, y cumpla a fondo una de sus peores misiones, la de ponernos un buen biombo delante del espejo, borrarnos del mapa durante un par de horas».
Las armas secretas (1964) reúne cinco cuentos que forman parte de la mejor tradición del género. En medio de la excelencia de relatos como «Cartas de mamá», «Los buenos servicios» y «Las armas secretas», destacan dos obras maestras: «Las babas del diablo» (adaptado al cine por Antonioni en su recordada Blow-up) y «El perseguidor», quizás el más perfecto y conmovedor homenaje a un genio del jazz como Charlie Parker.
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“May the music at least save what’s left of the night, and thoroughly fulfill one of its worst tasks, that of placing blinders in front of the mirror for us, thus erasing us from existence for a couple of hours."
Las armas secretas reunites five stories that are part of the best representation of this genre. With the excellence of stories like “Cartas de mamá”, “Los buenos servicios” and “Las armas secretas”, two masterpieces stand out: “Las babas del diablo” (adapted to film by Michelangelo Antonioni as Blow up) and “El perseguidor”, perhaps the most perfect and moving tribute to a jazz genius, Charlie Parker.
Las armas secretas / The Secret Weapons
by Cortázar, JulioFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2024-06-18
Publisher(s): Alfaguara
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Julio Cortázar nacido en Bruselas en 1914, durante una estancia temporal de sus padres en esa ciudad, es uno de los escritores argentinos más importantes de todos los tiempos. Realizó estudios de Letras y de Magisterio, y trabajó como docente en varias ciudades del interior de Argentina. En 1951 fijó su residencia definitiva en París, desde donde desarrolló una obra literaria única dentro de la lengua castellana. Algunos de sus cuentos se encuentran entre los más perfectos del género. Rayuela conmocionó el panorama cultural de su tiempo y marcó un hito insoslayable dentro de la narrativa contemporánea. Cortázar murió en París en 1984.
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