Blow-Up (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Julio Cortazar
- First Published: 1958
- Type of Plot: Magical Realism
- Time of Work: The 1950's
- Setting: Paris
- Principal Characters: Roberto Michel, A teenage boy, A blond woman, A man
- Genres: Short fiction, Magical Realism
- Subjects: Reality, Women, Fantasy, Photography or photographers, Pictures, Boys
- Locales: Paris, France
The Story
Roberto Michel opens his story not by telling what happened but by mulling over how it should be told and why it must be told. Once he decides that “the best thing is to put aside all decorum and tell it, ”he recounts the events of his Sunday morning stroll along the Seine. His excursion is quite uneventful until, while lighting a cigarette, his eye catches an interesting scene in which a blond woman seems to be attempting to seduce a teenage boy.
With nothing better to do, Michel watches the scene carefully. As he notices the boy's nervous...
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