In Cortazars world, games recover their lost potential as a serious activity for adults. Although it is true that his characters enjoy playing, the dangerous quality of many of their games will leave them with a dreadful truth, insanity or death, not to mention a fleeting sense of oblivion of their circumstances. No other writer has transformed games into such a malleable and useful instrument of artistic exploration and creation. Cortazars work opened the doors to previously unexplored territories.
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In Cortazars world, games recover their lost potential as a serious activity for adults. Although it is true that his characters enjoy playing, the dangerous quality of many of their games will leave them with a dreadful truth, insanity or death, not to mention a fleeting sense of oblivion of their circumstances. No other writer has transformed games into such a malleable and useful instrument of artistic exploration and creation. Cortazars work opened the doors to previously unexplored territories.
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