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In a story by this author, a character in the midst of translating a work by José Norberto Allende begins imagining seeing a woman’s hands move. In a novel by this author, two men build a bridge between their windows as a way to deliver yerba and nails. The narrator in one of this author’s (20[1])stories repeatedly visits the Jardin des plantes (20[1])(“zhar-DAN duh PLAHNT”) to see the title animals. Michel takes and (*) enlarges a photograph of what he believes to be an illicit liaison between a woman and a boy in this author’s story “Blow-Up.” The Serpent Club tries to piece together a novel by Morelli that could be read out of order in a metafictional novel by this author. For 10 points, name this Argentinian author of Hopscotch. (10[1])■END■

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