num_pages: 154
description: Cortazar's stories are like small time pieces, where each polished part moves relentlessly on its own particular path, exercising a crucial and perpetual influence on the mechanism as a whole. Moments jerk forward and retract, reflect and refract: an island at noon from an aeroplane - an aeroplane at noon from an island; the living deceiving the dying and also themselves, about death; fatality by fire in an ancient Roman arena and in a modern city apartment. It is a world that is constantly shifting, upsetting our balance and our peace of mind, a world outside of time that provokes a fascination bordering on terror. Cortazar is the master of the form and this celebrated collection houses some of his finest work.
language: English
title: All Fires the Fire
titlecomplete: All Fires the Fire
genres: Spanish Literature, Short Stories, 20th Century, Literature, Latin American, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Latin American Literature, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 10753
publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers