08/26/2014 03:53 PM EDT
"I would offer some advice to young writers, and that is to never ask for advice from other writers. I would advise them to search alone and through reading...books. My advice is for them to search for that indirect advice that can only come from a poet that has long been dead, or by a philosopher far, far away. Never ask another writer for advice, as that is a sign of weakness, and those who ask for advice will never become great writers."
This was the advice that Argentine novelist, Julio Cortazar, gave to aspiring writers during his recorded interview for the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape of the Library of Congress in 1975. The Hispanic Division of the Library remembers the author today on his 100th birthday.
The Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (AHLOT) is an extensive audio archive has collected close to 700 recordings of the most prominent poets, novelists and essayists from the Luso-Hispanic world reading from their works. Cortazar's recordings and the entire collection is accessible in the Hispanic Reading Room of the historic Thomas Jefferson building of the Library. To find out more about Julio Cortazar's writing consult the Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) (http://hlasopac.loc.gov).
The Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, established in 1939, is a center for the study of the cultures and societies of the Iberian Peninsula, Latin America, the Caribbean, and other areas with significant Spanish or Portuguese influence. For more information about the Division's resources and programs, visit www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic.
This was the advice that Argentine novelist, Julio Cortazar, gave to aspiring writers during his recorded interview for the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape of the Library of Congress in 1975. The Hispanic Division of the Library remembers the author today on his 100th birthday.
The Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (AHLOT) is an extensive audio archive has collected close to 700 recordings of the most prominent poets, novelists and essayists from the Luso-Hispanic world reading from their works. Cortazar's recordings and the entire collection is accessible in the Hispanic Reading Room of the historic Thomas Jefferson building of the Library. To find out more about Julio Cortazar's writing consult the Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) (http://hlasopac.loc.gov).
The Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, established in 1939, is a center for the study of the cultures and societies of the Iberian Peninsula, Latin America, the Caribbean, and other areas with significant Spanish or Portuguese influence. For more information about the Division's resources and programs, visit www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic.
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