Can you help me find free online English Translation of Cortázar's "La Casa Tomada?"

December 12, 2006 3:33 PM

Can somebody please help me find a free, online English version of Julio Cortázar's short story, "La Casa Tomada" (A House Taken Over)? I had found one a couple months back but forgot to bookmark it and now that I badly need it, I can't find it.

I'm not sure if the page I was looking at that had the story was taken down, but I'm writing a paper on Argentine literature, and the English translation would help me hugely. My Spanish isn't quite sharp enough to understand all of the nuances. I need this as soon as possible. I've already spent over an hour scouring the web with no luck and can't spend any further time searching. I beg you, oh uber-helpful MeFites, please help me in my time of need.

posted by Malachi Constant to Media & Arts (5 answers total)

I think that the story may be printed in the book of critical essays on Cortazar, entitled The Final Island. I've got the book at home.

If it is, I should be able to scan it and e-mail it to you.
posted by jayder at 4:55 PM on December 12, 2006

Response by poster: I don't want to put you too much out of your way, but if it isn't too much trouble, I'd greatly appreciate it. my email is drosen84 [at] gmail.
posted by Malachi Constant at 5:15 PM on December 12, 2006

Best answer: Is this it? I'm e-mailing it to you as well in case you don't check back here. Couldn't find it with Google, but stumbled upon it with A9.com
posted by icontemplate at 6:25 PM on December 12, 2006 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thank you muchly! Perfect!
posted by Malachi Constant at 6:34 PM on December 12, 2006

Sorry for my delay in responding, my wife was hogging the computer last night --- but it turns out it was not in The Final Island, but rather a story called "The Pursuers." Glad another MeFite came through.
posted by jayder at 10:48 AM on December 13, 2006