ADOLESCENCE IN THE STORIES OF JULIO CORTÁZAR.
This article examines the depiction of adolescence in the stories written by Julio Cortázar. One of the most persistently persuasive sides of Cortázar is his ability to slough off, or at least to subvert, the conventional behavior of adults, portraying it as little more than a set of received routin...
| Published in: | Modern Language Review Vol. 82; no. 3; pp. 638 - 648 |
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| Format: | Literary Criticism |
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