Synopses & Reviews
andldquo;Anyone who doesnand#39;t read Cortandaacute;zar is doomed.andrdquo;andmdash;Pablo Neruda
Autonauts of the Cosmoroute is a love story, an irreverent travelogue of elaborate tales and snapshots detailing Julio Cortandaacute;zar and Carol Dunlopandrsquo;s thirty-three-day voyage on the Paris-Marseilles freeway in 1982. Uncovering the freewayandrsquo;s hidden underbelly, they push life and literature to surreal extremes. This shot of sun is a satire on modern travel and the great explorers, and an intimate look at one of the greatest literary spirits of our time.
Julio Cortandaacute;zar (1914andndash;1984) was a true giant of twentieth-century Latin American literature. He met and married Carol Dunlop in France in 1982.
Anne McLean has translated the work of Carmen Martandiacute;n Gaite, Javier Cercas, Ignacio Padilla, Orlando Gonzandaacute;les Esteva, and Luis Sepanduacute;lveda, as well as other works of Julio Cortandaacute;zar.
Synopsis
A life-altering road trip with one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.
Synopsis
Autonauts of the Cosmoroute is a travelogue, a love story, an irreverent collection of visual and verbal snapshots. In May 1982, Julio Cortázar and Carol Dunlop climbed aboard Fafner, their VW camper van, and embarked on an exploration of the uncharted territory of the Paris-Marseilles freeway. It was a route they¢d covered before, usually in about ten hours, but his time they loaded up with supplies and prepared for an ardous voyage of thirty-three days without leaving the autoroute. Along the way they would uncover the hidden side of the freeway and record The trips vital minutiae with light-hearted abandon. At roadside rest areas, armed with typewriters, cameras, and mutual affection, the authors composed this book.
About the Author
One of the true giants of twentieth century Latin American literature. Innovative, irreverent, and haunting, Cortazar's writing pushes at the boundaries of expression. In the 1970s he became a tireless defender of Latin American self-determination and many of his books were banned in Argentina. He died in Paris in 1984. Anne McLean currently lives in England where she has translated the work of Carmen Martand#237;n Gaite, Orlando Gonzand#225;lez Esteva, and Ignacio Padilla. Her translation of Javier Cercas' Soldiers of Salamis won the 2004 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the Premio Valle Incland#225;n. Carol Dunlop was a French-speaking Canadian writer. Dunlop and Cortazar met and wed in 1979. Dunlop died in 1982 in Paris.