In a story by this author, the diaries of a soon-to-be married woman reveal an obsession with an old woman in Hungary with whom she is later implied to have swapped bodies. Another story by this author follows the relationship between jazz musician Johnny Carter and his biographer Bruno in an allegory of Charlie Parker’s life. A story by this author of “The Pursuer” titles the second chapter of Giannina Braschi’s novel Yo-Yo Boing! A man sitting in a green velvet armchair reading about two lovers plotting murder turns out to be the planned victim in this author’s story “The Continuity of Parks.” This author’s story about Roberto Michel’s obsession with a photograph of a woman and teen inspired a movie of the same name by Michelangelo Antonioni. For 10 points, what Argentinian author of “Blow-Up” wrote the novel Hopscotch? ■END■
ANSWER: Julio Florencio Cortázar (The first story is “The Distances.”)
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