Blow-Up (short story)

“Blow-Up” (Spanish: "Las babas del diablo”) is a work of short fiction by Julio Cortázar first collected in Las Armas secretas (1958) by publisher Editorial Sudamericana

The story was written during a highly prolific period in Cortázar’s literary career during which he wrote stories published in three volumes.

The adaption to film of the story by director Michelangelo Antonioni in 1966 contributed to Cortázar’s international reputation as a writer.

The original Spanish title for the story translates literally as "The Droolings of the Devil."