# A Manual for Manuel

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- Book: [A Manual for Manuel](https://www.bookquiver.com/julio-cortazar/a-manual-for-manuel) ([A Manual for Manuel.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/julio-cortazar/a-manual-for-manuel.md))
- Authors: [Julio Cortázar](https://www.bookquiver.com/julio-cortazar)
- Publisher: vintage_classics
- ISBN: 978-15-2995-679-5
- Pages: 400
- Published: 2025-08-14
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

In 1970s Paris, a group of revolutionaries plot the daring kidnapping of a powerful Latin American official. But among them is Andrés, a man adrift in a world of high-stakes politics. As Andrés spirals into a crisis of identity, Cortázar intersects the group’s story with real-life documents, newspaper clippings, and personal reflections to construct a compelling mosaic that explores the complexities of revolution, commitment, and the human spirit.