Overview
Letters and compositions of Argentine writer Julio Cortázar, sent to his friend and collaborator, artist Julio Silva.
Dates
- Creation: 1966-1980
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in Spanish and French.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
1 linear feet (2 boxes)Includes 37 letters from Cortázar to the artist Julio Silva, with whom he collaborated on several projects. Letters to Silva include comments on books, and some also include diagrams and drawings. Also with a carbon of a letter from Cortázar to Italo Calvino, and a letter from Silva to Arnaldo Orfila Reynal.
Also includes manuscripts of: 62, modelo para armar, Les discours du Pince-Gueule, and Último round, among other compositions.
Biographical / Historical
Julio Cortázar was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1914 of Argentine parents, but he grew up in Buenos Aries, Argentina. He was a writer, poet, and translator who authored over 25 novels and short story collections. Some of his best known works include: Rayuela, 62 modelo para armar, and Historias de cronopios y de famas. In 1951 he moved to Paris due to his opposition to the Perón regime in Argentina. He lived in Paris until his death in 1984.
Julio Silva was an artist, book designer, and a close friend of Julio Cortázar. He collaborated with him on two "collage" books: La vuelta al día en ochenta mundos and Último round.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following series:
- I. Correspondence
- II. Compositions
Physical Location
b
Provenance:
These papers were sent to and collected by, artist Julio Silva.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
93M-161. Purchased with the Amy Lowell fund from Julio Silva, through Catherine Lecuillier, Bookseller, 65 bis Boulevard Brune, 75014 Paris; received: 1994 April 9.
Separated Materials
Printed books received with this accesssion were transferred to the Rare Book Department.
Bibliography
Processing Information
Processed by: Jessica Suárez
- Title
- Cortázar, Julio. Julio Cortázar Papers, 1966-1980: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- Sponsor
- Cataloging funded by the Francis P. Scully and Robert G. Scully Class of 1951 Fund.
- EAD ID
- hou01939
Repository Details
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