A must-have classic of Latin American literature. Horacio Oliveira is an Argentinean writer who lives in Paris and later returns to Buenos Aires after a series of tragedies. Rayuela is the dazzling, free-wheeling account of Oliveira's astonishing adventures. Cortazar, Julio Julio CortAA zar was born in Brussels, Belgium, of Argentine parents abroad on business. When he was four years old, his family returned to Buenos Aires, where he grew up in a suburb. CortAA zar attended the Escuela Normal de Profesores Mariano Acosta, a teachers' training college. In 1935 he received a degree as a secondary-level teacher. He studied then two years at the University of Buenos Aires and taught in secondary schools in BolAAvar, Chivilcoy, and Mendoza. In 1944-45 he was a professor of French literature at the University of Cuyo, Mendoza. CortAA zar joined there a protest against Peron and was briefly imprisoned. After being released CortAA zar left his post at the university. From 1946 to 1948 he was a director of a publishing company in Buenos Aires. He passed examinations in law and languages and worked then as a translator. In 1951, in opposition to Peron's regime, CortAA zar travelled to Paris, where he lived until his death. In 1953 he married Aurora BernAA rdez. They separated and CortAA zar lived with Carol Dunlop in later years. From 1952 he worked for UNESCO as a freelance translator. He translated among others Robinson Crusoe and stories of Edgar Allan Poe into Spanish - Poe's influence is also evident in his work.
