by Julio Cortázar · RBA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788490060384
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«El perseguidor y otros cuentos» is an anthology of short stories by Julio Cortázar published by RBA in paperback (176 pages, in Spanish).
Four short stories by Julio Cortázar that have been adapted for film. «El perseguidor» is inspired by saxophonist Charlie Parker and anticipates the themes of «Rayuela»; «Las babas del diablo» inspired Antonioni's «Blow-Up»; «Los buenos servicios» gave rise to Chabrol's «Monsieur Bébé» and «La autopista del sur» was adapted by Godard and Comencini.
The work bears the subtitle «Y otros cuentos de cine» and belongs to the «Otros Ficción» collection from RBA; it was published in June 2011.
It is a work for readers of Latin American fiction and film enthusiasts interested in literary adaptations.
Julio Florencio Cortázar was an Argentine and naturalised French novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist, and translator. Known as one of the founders of the Latin American Boom, Cortázar influenced an entire generation of Spanish-speaking readers and writers in America and Europe.
