Julio Cortázar

Argentine and french writer (1914-1984).

Born August 26th, 1914 in Ixelles - Elsene. [ref]

Died February 12th, 1984 at 69 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris (acute lymphocytic leukemia). [ref]

Occupations
writer

I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner