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In 25 years on Thursday met his death, recalled a marathon tribute to the Argentine writer Julio Cortazar, an emblem of Latin American literature and who is more valid than ever because it will premiere in May of his inspiration unpublished texts .

Cortazar, who died in Paris at the age of 69, began to be remembered with a library of a seminary in the capital of Argentina and later with the premiere of the film "pious lies" of Diego Sabanés, inspired by his book "The health of the sick. "


Author of "Rayuela", "Beasts," "End Game" and "Stories and Cronopios FAMAS," among other works, Cortázar was born in the Argentine Embassy in Ixel district of Brussels, so he used to say that "my birth was a product of tourism and diplomacy. " Was given to his father some relationship with the diplomatic corps in Brussels.

The activities planned in general by the government of Buenos Aires, will continue daily until March 21 when the artist Marta Minujin 300 rayuela fluorescent paint on the popular avenue 9 July, between the central and Lavalle streets Rivadavia.


But the strawberry dessert will be determined on a day when it premiered in May of "Papeles unexpected," a book containing 450 pages in eleven stories ever published, plus a chapter of the unpublished "Book of Manuel," 13 poems and four autoentrevistas said Alfaguara, the publisher of the work.

This literary treasure was found in December 2006 in a trunk which aroused the curiosity of Aurora Bernárdez widow Cortázar


"It remains (for Cortázar) literature initiation Recommended purchased by schools and government agencies," said Julia Saltzmann responsible Alfaguara in Buenos Aires.

"It's one of the best-selling authors of the editorial, which shows that is very current," said Saltzmann.


Cortázar was also committed to leftist revolutionary struggles of the 60s. The copyright of several of his works were donated to help for political prisoners in several Latin American countries.

In Buenos Aires, a square and a school bearing his name, as well as a small square in Paris, where he runs the story of "The caiman of the devil."