Around The Day In Eighty Worlds (Julio Cortázar) - Book Review

There are some works that seem to be more than just a book, but something entirely strange and new. 'Around The Day In Eighty Worlds' by Julio Cortázar is a collection of stories, poetry, observations, history, biography, recommendations and much more. He mostly speaks of art, writing and his personal influences but doesn't try to say anything explicitly. The book itself contains plenty of photos/sketches/drawings and was originally written in Spanish but contains smatterings of French & English.

I summarised the book as follows. "It's strange, it's weird and it's not for me. I read this book in the original Spanish version and had difficulty in understanding due to not only the amount of Argentinian slang but also the rapid changes between stories and languages. To really appreciate the book I believe the reader will need to have an extensive knowledge of jazz, France and foreign authors as Cortázar brings up these topics constantly. Was a useful book and I personally didn't enjoy it but have hopes that I will enjoy some of his other works such as 'Rayuela'."

As always, I hope you have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro & Synopsis
(1:46) - Who is Julio Cortázar?
(3:04) - Art & Style: Playthings of a cronopio
(6:23) - Personal Observations
(8:38) - Summary
(10:06) - Rayuela

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