The best Julio Cortázar books
The top 3 according to 17 votes from people: Bestiario · Las armas secretas · Hopscotch. (Updated Mar 30, 2024.)
Hopscotch, the cronopios and the great story collections: what to read by Cortázar according to critics and readers.
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 14
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Bestiario
1951. His first story collection, with "House Taken Over".
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Las armas secretas
1959. With "The Pursuer", about a saxophonist inspired by Charlie Parker.
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Hopscotch
1963. The novel you can read in order or by jumping between chapters.
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End of the Game
1956. "Continuity of Parks", "Axolotl" and "The Night Face Up".
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Cronopios and Famas
1962. Instructions for climbing a staircase and other games.
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6
All Fires the Fire
1966. "The Southern Thruway" and "The Island at Noon".
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The Winners
1960. His first published novel: a mysterious cruise.
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62: A Model Kit
1968. Born from chapter 62 of Hopscotch.
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We Love Glenda So Much
1980. Mature stories, with "Graffiti".
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Around the Day in Eighty Worlds
1967. A collage book of texts and images.
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A Manual for Manuel
1973. A political novel written in Paris.
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12
A Certain Lucas
1979. The whims of an alter ego.
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13
Alguien que anda por ahí
1977. Stories under the shadow of the dictatorships.
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14
Octaedro
1974. Eight stories, including "Manuscript Found in a Pocket".
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Final del juego por encima de Rayuela, por fin alguien que lo dice