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The story of two young writers whose lives are playing themselves out in Buenos Aires and Paris to the sounds of jazz and brilliant talk, Hopscotch, written in 1963, was the first hypertext novel. Anticipating the age of the web with a non-structure that allows readers to take the chapters in any order they wish, Hopscotch invites them to be the architects of the novel themselves. Soon after publication, the classic work took on a cult status it has never lost, and is celebrated worldwide as one of the greatest landmarks of 20th–Century fiction.
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"Cortazar's masterpiece...the first great novel of Spanish America."
-- Times Literary Supplement
"The most powerful encyclopedia of emotions and visions to emerge from the postwar generation of international writers." -- New Republic
"A work of the most exhilarating talent and interest." -- Elizabeth Hardwick
"Cortazar's masterpiece . . . the first great novel of Spanish America."
--"The Times Literary Supplement
"
"The most powerful encyclopedia of emotions and visions to emerge from the postwar generation of international writers."
"--The New Republic
"
"A work of the most exhilarating talent and interest."
--Elizabeth Hardwick
"The most magnificent novel I have ever read, and one to which I shall return again and again."
--C.D.B. Bryan, The New York Times Book Review "Cortazar's masterpiece . . . The first great novel of Spanish America."
--The Times Literary Supplement
"The most powerful encyclopedia of emotions and visions to emerge from the postwar generation of international writers."
--The New Republic
"A work of the most exhilarating talent and interest."
--Elizabeth Hardwick
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-- Times Literary Supplement
"The most powerful encyclopedia of emotions and visions to emerge from the postwar generation of international writers." -- New Republic
"A work of the most exhilarating talent and interest." -- Elizabeth Hardwick
"Cortazar's masterpiece . . . the first great novel of Spanish America."
--"The Times Literary Supplement
"
"The most powerful encyclopedia of emotions and visions to emerge from the postwar generation of international writers."
"--The New Republic
"
"A work of the most exhilarating talent and interest."
--Elizabeth Hardwick
"The most magnificent novel I have ever read, and one to which I shall return again and again."
--C.D.B. Bryan, The New York Times Book Review "Cortazar's masterpiece . . . The first great novel of Spanish America."
--The Times Literary Supplement
"The most powerful encyclopedia of emotions and visions to emerge from the postwar generation of international writers."
--The New Republic
"A work of the most exhilarating talent and interest."
--Elizabeth Hardwick
Cortazar’s crazed masterpiece, a monumental work of literary experimentation and one of the great pieces of Spanish literature.
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 0099599694
- ISBN 13 9780099599692
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages576
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Fine. London. The Harvill Press. 1998. Soft Cover. Decorated wraps in near fine condition. Written in Paris, it was published in Spanish in 1963 and in English in 1966. The story of two young writers whose lives are playing themselves out in Buenos Aires and Paris to the sounds of jazz and brilliant talk, Hopscotch, written in 1963, was the first hypertext novel. Anticipating the age of the web with a non-structure that allows readers to take the chapters in any order they wish, Hopscotch invites them to be the architects of the novel themselves. Soon after publication, the classic work took on a cult status it has never lost, and is celebrated worldwide as one of the greatest landmarks of 20th Century fiction. Seller Inventory # OCT21018
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The story of two young writers whose lives are playing themselves out in Buenos Aires and Paris to the sounds of jazz and brilliant talk, Hopscotch, written in 1963, was the first hypertext novel. Anticipating the age of the web with a non-structure that allows readers to take the chapters in any order they wish, Hopscotch invites them to be the architects of the novel themselves. Soon after publication, the classic work took on a cult status it has never lost, and is celebrated worldwide as one of the greatest landmarks of 20th-Century fiction. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR007026548
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