A Manual for Manuel
Julio Cortázar
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From the publisher
Translated by Gregory Rabassa
Cortázar's great political novel, A Manual for Manuel is a personal meditation on the need for revolution - as told by one of the great, wild voice of the Latin American boom
In 1970s Paris, a group of revolutionaries plot the daring kidnapping of a powerful Latin American official. But among them is Andrés, a man adrift in a world of high-stakes politics.
As Andrés spirals into a crisis of identity, Cortázar intersects the group’s story with real-life documents, newspaper clippings, and personal reflections to construct a compelling mosaic that explores the complexities of revolution, commitment, and the human spirit.