Julio Cortazar

Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar, a crazed masterpiece and the forerunner of the Latin Boom in the 1960s, is now published in Vintage Classics for the first time. "Cortázar's masterpiece. This is the first great novel of Spanish America... A powerful anti-novel but, like deeply understood moments in life itself, rich with many kinds of potential meanings and intimations." – Times...

‘A deeply touching, enjoyable novel, beautifully written and fascinatingly mysterious and intricate in its designs’ New York Times In a city that could be Paris, London or Vienna, a loose-knit group of travellers, artists, and dreamers gather – drawn together by a cryptic passage from a book. Among them are the exiled writer Juan, the elusive Hélène, and the troubled...

In 1970s Paris, a group of revolutionaries plot the daring kidnapping of a powerful Latin American official. But among them is Andrés, a man adrift in a world of high-stakes politics. As Andrés spirals into a crisis of identity, Cortázar intersects the group’s story with real-life documents, newspaper clippings, and personal reflections to construct a compelling mosaic that explores the...

A funny, frightening and richly lyrical philosophical thriller, this new reissue sees Cortázar's The Winners back in print for the first time in decades. When a group of Argentinians win a mysterious lottery, their prize—a luxury cruise—seems too good to question. But as the voyage unfolds, strange and unsettling events begin to mount. The passengers find themselves trapped aboard a...

A collection of masterful short stories in Julio Cortázar's sophisticated, powerful and gripping style. Julio Cortázar is truly a sorcerer and the best of him is here, in these hilariously fraught and almost eerily affecting stories. Kevin Barry A grieving family home becomes the site of a terrifying invasion. A frustrated love triangle, brought together by a plundered Aztec idol,...