Prix Médicis
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1974) Winner
Julio Cortázar
フリオ・コルタサル
Furiyo Kortarusaaru
Pen Names:
Julio Denis（Pseudonym used for early poetry collection Presencia）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1914-08-26 （Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium）
- Died
- 1984-02-12 （Paris, France） age 69
- Nationality
- Argentine, French
- Languages
- Spanish, French
- Residence History
- Banfield, suburb of Buenos Aires, Argentina → Paris, France → Saignon, France → Zürich and Geneva, Switzerland → Barcelona, Spain
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist, translator, teacher
- Active Years
- 1938-1984
- Affiliations
- UNESCO
- Influenced By
- Jorge Luis Borges, Edgar Allan Poe, James Joyce, Jules Verne
- Influenced
- Roberto Bolaño
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Buenos Aires | Faculty of Philosophy and Letters | Philosophy and Languages | — | 未修了 | Argentina |
University of Buenos Aires
Faculty of Philosophy and Letters
/ Philosophy and Languages
Period:
未修了
Country:
Argentina
Left without degree for financial reasons
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Prix Médicis | Libro de Manuel | — | France | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Rubén Darío Order of Cultural Independence | — | — | Nicaragua | 受賞 |
Prix Médicis
1974
Work:
Libro de Manuel
Organization:
France
Result:
受賞
Rubén Darío Order of Cultural Independence
1983
Organization:
Nicaragua
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hopscotch (Rayuela)
1963 NovelInnovative novel with non-linear structure, symbol of Latin American Boom.
TimeReality and fantasyJazz
Translations
- English: Translated by Gregory Rabassa
Bibliography
- Presencia (1938), Bestiario (1951), Hopscotch (1963), etc. See Wikipedia for full list
Translations by Author
- Complete prose of Edgar Allan Poe, Mémoires d'Hadrien, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Non-linear narrativeFantastic literatureStream of consciousnessPoetic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Breakdown of everyday realityMythical elementsJazz improvisation
Health
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Childhood frailty幼少期Spent much time in bed reading
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Gastric hemorrhage1981年Survived but health declined
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Leukemia (or AIDS-related)1983-1984Cause of death
Legacy
One of the founders of Latin American Boom. Influential innovative short stories and novels. Many adaptations.
Archives
- Princeton University Library
- Benson Latin American Collection
In Popular Culture
- Antonioni's Blowup based on 'Las babas del diablo'
- Cortázar Square, school, library in Buenos Aires
Quotes
-
I spent my childhood in a haze full of goblins and elves.
Source: Plural magazine (1975)
Trivia
- Born in Belgium to Argentine diplomat parents
- Lived in France for over 30 years after moving in 1951
- Jazz enthusiast reflected in works
- Worked as translator for UNESCO