From the Observatory

Synopsis

"A daring talent. . . . Cortázar is a dazzler."— San Francisco Chronicle This lyrical, ethereal text interwoven with Julio Cortázar's own stunning photos from an abandoned observatory—never before translated into English—is perhaps Cortázar's most unconventional work. With a dream-logic of its own, the narrative flows from Jaipur to Paris, weaving in glimpses of the unearthly structures of a magical observatory (the brainchild of a local sultan) with descriptions of the life cycle of the Atlantic eel.