Traveler

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Traveler is the introspective, bohemian protagonist of Julio Cortázar’s novel "Rayuela" ("Hopscotch"), whose existential wanderings through Paris and Buenos Aires explore themes of love, identity, and meaning.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary protagonist
appearsIn Hopscotch NERFINISHED
Rayuela NERFINISHED
associatedWith Buenos Aires cultural milieu
Parisian intellectual circles
bohemian lifestyle
existentialism
characterTrait bohemian
introspective
philosophical
restless
countryOfFictionalResidence Argentina NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
creator Julio Cortázar NERFINISHED
fictionalLocation Buenos Aires NERFINISHED
Paris NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Rayuela universe NERFINISHED
form novel character
genre Latin American literature
existential fiction
hasRelationshipWith other characters in Rayuela
languageOfWork Spanish
literaryMovement Boom Latinoamericano NERFINISHED
medium novel
narrativeFunction explores themes of identity
explores themes of love
explores themes of meaning
narrativeRole protagonist
narrativeStructureContext nonlinear narrative of Rayuela
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1963
relatedWorkAuthorNationality Argentine
theme alienation
identity crisis
romantic relationships
search for meaning
workTitleInEnglish Hopscotch NERFINISHED
workTitleInSpanish Rayuela NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hopscotch mainCharacter Traveler
Rayuela mainCharacter Traveler