Letters from Mom
| "“Letters from Mom” (“Cartas de mamá”)" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Julio Cortázar | |
| Genre | Ghost story |
| Publication | |
| Publisher | Editorial Sudamerica |
| Publication date | 1958 |
| Pages | 58 |
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“Letters from Mom” (“Cartas de mamá”) is a work of short fiction by Julio Cortázar first collected in Las Armas secreta (Secret Weapons) and published by Editorial Sudamericana, Buenos Aires, in 1958.
The story debuted in English in 2022 published by Sublunary Editions, translated by Magdalena Edwards.
“Letters from Mom” was adapted to film by Argentine screenwriter and director Manuel Antin. Titled Odd Number (spanish La cifra impar), the 1962 film features Lautaro Murúa, María Rosa Gallo and Sergio Renán.