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Skill alone cannot teach or produce a great short story, which condenses the obsession of the creature; it is a hallucinatory presence manifest from the first sentence to fascinate the reader, to make him lose contact with the dull reality that surrounds him, submerging him in another that is more intense and compelling.
Skill alone cannot teach or produce a great short story, which condenses the obsession of the creature; it is a hallucinatory presence manifest from the first sentence to fascinate the reader, to make him lose contact with the dull reality that surrounds him, submerging him in another that is more intense and compelling.
Approximate author period: c. 1938 AD · modern
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- Julio Cortázar
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- Approximate author period: c. 1938 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Julio Cortázar: documented activity in 1938. Wikidata Q174210, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q174210 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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