Club de la Serpiente

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Club de la Serpiente is the bohemian, intellectual circle of friends in Julio Cortázar’s novel "Rayuela," known for their jazz-infused gatherings and philosophical discussions in Paris.

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Club de la Serpiente canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bohemian circle
fictional social group
literary character group
activity discussing art
discussing literature
discussing politics
improvised philosophical conversations
listening to jazz records
appearsIn Hopscotch
Rayuela
associatedWith avant-garde culture
bohemian lifestyle
existentialism
intellectual debate
jazz
literary discussions
philosophical discussions
surrealism
countryOfFictionalSetting France
createdBy Julio Cortázar
culturalSignificance symbol of 20th-century Latin American expatriate intelligentsia in Europe
fictionalLocation Paris
genreContext Boom latinoamericano
linked to: Latin American Boom

Latin American literature
hasMember Babs
Etienne
linked to: Étienne

Gregorovius
Guy Monod
Horacio Oliveira
La Maga
Ossip Gregorovius
Perico
Pola
Ronald
Wong
inUniverseTimePeriod mid-20th century
languageOfWork Spanish
meetsAt Parisian apartments
cafés in Paris
narrativeFunction embodies Parisian bohemia of the 1950s and 1960s
explores alienation of intellectuals
serves as space for metafictional reflection
notableFeature mixing of high culture and popular culture
nonlinear, fragmentary conversations
partOf novel Rayuela
relatedWork Rayuela, 1963 novel by Julio Cortázar
settingOf many early chapters of Rayuela

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Rayuela hasCharacterGroup Club de la Serpiente
Del lado de acá featuresCharacter Club de la Serpiente
La Maga memberOf Club de la Serpiente