Octaedro
first edition
AuthorJulio Cortázar
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish
PublisherSudamericana
Publication date
1974
Pages165
ISBN978-950-511-183-1
OCLC40249282

Octaedro (Octahedron) is a 1974 short story collection by Julio Cortázar. Its name comes from the octahedron, a 3D geometric solid with eight identical faces, reflecting the eight stories that comprise it. It builds on the social and political themes of his earlier Libro de Manuel (1973), relating them to other more universal themes.

All the stories were translated in English by Gregory Rabassa and published as part of the collection A Change of Light and Other Stories in 1980.[1]

Contents

  • Liliana llorando ("Liliana Weeping")
  • Los pasos en las huellas ("Footsteps in the Footprints")
  • Manuscrito hallado en un bolsillo ("Manuscript Found in a Pocket")
  • Verano ("Summer")
  • Ahí pero dónde, cómo ("There but Where, How")
  • Lugar llamado Kindberg ("A Place Named Kindberg")
  • Las fases de Severo ("Severo's Phases")
  • Cuello de gatito negro ("Throat of a Black Kitten")

Timeline

Octaedro was published while Julio Cortázar was taking part in the Russell Court II in Rome (1974-1976) to examine the political situation and the violations of human rights in Latin America.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "EL PRONUNCIAMIENTO DEL TRIBUNAL SUPREMO DE 20 DE AGOSTO DE 1998 SOBRE EL DERECHO DE SECESIÓN", La vertebración de Quebec en el modelo federal canadiense, Dykinson, pp. 109–224, 2020-01-25, retrieved 2022-05-21
  2. ↑ Moor, Ahmed. "Palestinian cause gains ground in the American mainstream". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-11-09.


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