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Julio Cortázar was born in Ixelles, Belgium, in 1914 and died in 1984, in Paris, France. He died at the age of 69 as a victim of leukemia. He was one of the most acclaimed writers in Latin America and one of the best representatives of Argentine literature in the world. “I believe that from a very young age my misfortune and my joy, at the same time, was not accepting things as they were given to me. It was not enough for me to be told that this…
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The writer Julio Cortázar, born on such a day as today but in 1914, is considered one of the most innovative and original authors of his time, and master of the short story and the poetic prose. He was author of works such as “Rayuela”, “Bestiario”, “Los Premios”, “62/Modelo para Armar” and “El libro de Manuel”. Born in Brussels (capital of Belgium), of a diplomatic father who gave him Argentine nationality, in 1981 he opted for the French woman…

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Julio Cortázar was born in Ixelles, Belgium, in 1914 and died in 1984, in Paris, France. He died at the age of 69 as a victim of leukemia. He was one of the most acclaimed writers in Latin America and one of the best representatives of Argentine literature in the world. “I believe that from a very young age my misfortune and my joy, at the same time, was not accepting things as they were given to me. It was not enough for me to be told that this…

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kiosco-de-historia broke the news on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
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