Hopscotch

…as the antinovel Rayuela (1963; Hopscotch) by the Argentine novelist Julio Cortázar. Adolfo Bioy Casares, a colleague of Borges, is particularly well known for his stories. Also notable is Ernesto Sábato, author of the fictional work El túnel (1948; Eng. trans. The Outsider) and chair of the commission that produced…

Cortázar’s masterpiece, Rayuela (1963; Hopscotch), is an open-ended novel, or antinovel; the reader is invited to rearrange the different parts of the novel according to a plan prescribed by the author. It was the first of the “boom” of Latin American novels of the 1960s to gain international attention.…

…the boom is Rayuela (1963; Hopscotch), by Cortázar. The first of the boom novels to acquire international recognition, it follows the antics and adventures of an Argentine bohemian exiled in Paris and his return to Buenos Aires. La muerte de Artemio Cruz (1962; The Death of Artemio Cruz), by Fuentes,…

The resulting translation, Hopscotch (1966), earned Rabassa a 1967 National Book Award. He subsequently translated works of most of the major Latin American writers, becoming known for his sensitive and graceful interpretations. His notable works include Leaf Storm and Other Stories (1972), a translation of García Márquez’s novella…