The transformationist movement in literature related to the French literary review Change (1968-1983), developed a conception of translation that mainly focused on poetical distortions, far from any consideration of fidelity to the original text. The case analysed is an excerpt of Julián Ríos’s first novel Larva, translated by Gérard de Cortanze. Before approaching Gérard de Cortanze’s strategies, his translation of Vicente Huidobro’s poem “Altazor” along with its preface have been first taken into consideration. These were published a few years before his translation of Larva. One of the most remarkable features in de Cortanze’s project of translating Larva relies therefore on the application of translation techniques of avant-garde poetry. From Annie Brisset’s sociocritical perspective in her analysis of the translation of “Altazor” (2006; 2011), this article investigates the motivations of Gérard de Cortanze’s translation of Larva in relation to its contemporary critical discourse.