num_pages: 160
description: Using the name Lucas, Julio Cortázar presents a collection of short stories: about his favorite pianists, about the life of eccentric artists, about the customs of certain Argentinean families, about love and friendship. Inexhaustibly rebellious and oddly wise, he also offers advice about how to shine your shoes, write reversible poems, give conferences, get kicked out of a concert, or swim in a pool of porridge. Utterly essential, this is an authoritative manual against solemnity and boredom.
language: English
title: A Certain Lucas
titlecomplete: A Certain Lucas
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, Latin American, Magical Realism, Latin American Literature, Spanish Literature, American, Literature, Short Stories
ratings_count: 1988
publisher: Alfred A. Knopf