- Name: Julio Cortázar
- Born: 08/26/1914
- Died: 02/12/1984 (69 years old)
- Occupation: Writer, Translator
Julio Cortázar, born Julio Florencio Cortázar American Spanish:[ˈxuljo koɾˈtasaɾ] listen); (26 August 1914 – 12 February 1984) was an Argentine novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Known as one of the founders of the Latin American Boom, Cortázar influenced an entire generation of Hispanic readers and writers in America and Europe.
Awards: Prix Médicis (France, 1974), Rubén Darío Order of Cultural Independence (Nicaragua, 1983)
Genre: Short Story, Poetry, Novel
Birth Place: Ixelles, Belgium
Death Place: Paris, France
Source: Wikipedia
