Fantomas Versus the Multinational Vampires
An Attainable Utopia
- Paperback
88 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2014
Summary
The first translation of Julio Cortazar’s genre-jumping meta-comic/novella, featuring Cortazar himself, Susan Sontag, and Octavio Paz in a race to prevent international bibliocide.Octavio Paz- “If you love art, do something, Fantomas!“Fantomas- “I will, you can depend on it.“First published in Spanish in 1975 and previously untranslated, Fantomas versus the Multinational Vampires is Julio Cortazar’s genre-jumping mash-up of his participation in the Second Russell Tribunal on human rights abus…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781584351344 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1584351349 |
| Author: | David Kurnick, Julio Cortázar |
| Publisher: | Autonomedia |
| Imprint: | Semiotext |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 88 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2014 |
| Weight: | 168g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 140mm |
| Series: | Semiotext(e) / Native Agents |
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Simultaneously funny and damning – Cort
Simultaneously funny and damning—Cortázar makes sure to include the Russell Tribunal’s full report as an appendix—the novella is a quick, engaging read, sure to please the author’s many fans.
—Publishers WeeklyEveryone should know about this book. It’s a real wonder that no one has translated it before now. Reading Fantomas is an amazing experience and everyone should have access to it.
—Cameron Rowe, Three PercentFantomas Versus the Multinational Vampires is a blend of narrative genius with deep political philosophical significance, couched in a surreal blend of comic and prose.
—Hans Rollman, PopMattersAbout The Author
David Kurnick
One of the most influential literary figures to emerge from Argentina in the twentieth century, Julio Cortazar is best remembered for his experimental 1963 counter-novel Hopscotch (Rayuela) and for his short story “Blow-up,” on which the 1966 film by Michelangelo Antonioni was based. Cortazar was officially exiled by the Argentine junta in the 1970s and spent the rest of his life in France, where he died in 1984.
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