OrIoff shows that Cortázar did not become a political writer as a result of the Cuban Revolution, as is often claimed, but rather that the representation of the political was present in Cortázar's very first writings.

Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
The Anti-Peronist Years
Action Versus Inaction
Literature in the Revolution
Converging 'Lenin with Rimbaud'
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index