A defining feature of is its collection of previously unpublished private writings , which reveal Aurora Bernárdez as a creative author in her own right, rather than just the legendary translator and literary executor of Julio Cortázar. Key Content Features
: Beyond her own work, the book offers fundamental memories for understanding the figure of Julio Cortázar and the intellectual environment they shared.
: The book compiles a wide range of Bernárdez's personal creative output, including:
The work was released posthumously in 2017 to honor her desire for "obscurity and secret" during her lifetime, as she reportedly refrained from publishing to allow Cortázar to be the primary writer in their family.
: Intimate reflections on her life in Paris during the cultural heyday of the 1960s and 70s.
: Forty-six compositions divided into themes of art (e.g., reflections on Edward Hopper and Picasso's Guernica ) and "poetry of experience".