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62: A Model Kit

1968 novel by Julio Cortázar

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62: A Model Kit (Spanish: 62/Modelo para armar) is a novel by Julio Cortázar published in 1968. It is considered the author's most experimental novel.

01Characters

  • Juan, Argentinean interpreter.
  • Hélène, anesthesiologist living in Paris.
  • Polanco, Argentinean. Inseparable friend of Calac.
  • Calac, Argentine writer. Inseparable friend of Polanco.
  • Tell, Danish.
  • Marrast, sculptor.
  • Nicole, illustrator.
  • Celia, 17-year-old French student.
  • Austin, young English lutenist; former anonymous neurotic.
  • Frau Marta, old Viennese lady.
  • Monsieur Ochs, doll maker.
  • Harold Haroldson, superintendent of The Courtauld Institute of Art.
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