Cefalea julio cortazar biography

This year has seen a lot of anniversaries in weird fiction. First, there was the centennial anniversary of Robert Aickman, then the bicentennial of Sheridan Le Fanu, and now we’re celebrating the ^th year anniversary of Julio Cortázar (whose birthday was actually before Le Fanu’s birthday last month).

Today though, is featuring an all new translation from Cortázar.

Cefalea julio cortazar biography pdf

The short story “Cefalea” (or “Headache”) was acquired for by Ann VanderMeer and translated by weird fiction author Michael Cisco. From the Tor website:

“Cefalea” or “Headache” was originally published in Cortázar’s collection Bestiaro in This is the first time it has been translated into English.

The translator, Michael Cisco, is a writer of surreal and fantastical fiction and he brings the right sensibilities to this story.

As for how Cisco found the story and why he decided to translate it, Cisco writes:

I discovered this story by accident, havi