'On the side over there'In other words, this first part ends with the image of a hopscotch, the common thread throughout the book that represents the search for balance (the sky). Try Kindle Unlimited for free: million books for you In one of their meetings, Rocamadour falls dead suddenly and, as a result, Lucía disappears and leaves a few lines written.

However, the peculiar relationship that exists between the two deteriorates. He has a loving relationship with Lucía, la Maga, a Uruguayan who is the mother of a child whom she calls Rocamadour. There he founded the Club with some friends, where he kills time talking or listening to jazz music. Horacio Oliveira works as a translator in Paris. In both, the essential plot or story of the book is presented. It is made up Two parts: 'On the side over there' y 'On the side here'. The first book of 'Hopscotch' we will read it in a linear order, ending in chapter 56.

This type of structure broke with everything established so far as far as literature is concerned. Two readings of the book are proposed on a board of directors (as its name suggests, the typical game of hopscotch that we have all played on occasion). But the real story is written by Julio Cortázar.īefore we said that it is a work different from the others because in this implies the active participation of the reader. Once you finish it, go back and read whatever you want. If you are not planning to read it, stop too, I encourage you to do so. If you haven't read yet 'Hopscotch' and you are thinking of doing it, stop here, do not continue reading. With this way of reading, what Julio Cortázar intended was represent the chaos, the chance of life and the indisputable relationship between what is created and the hand of the artist who makes it. His loose sequence structure allows different readings, and therefore different interpretations. 'Hopscotch', published in 1963, is a fundamental reference of Hispanic American literature. Those of us who have already gone through that, have obligatorily read 'Hopscotch' in our young days and then we have read it again (surely there are many of us, I include myself) a few years later, we have realized not only the importance of this book in the history of literature but also in how different it is from the majority. The youngest who read this article are sure you are thinking about 'Hopscotch', the fundamental work of Julio CortazarLike that 'tostón' book that Literature teachers send at some point in the institute.

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