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César Aira

César Aira: Festival and Game of the Worlds

August 15, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

Recently New Direction published a book with two Cesar Aira novellas, Festival and Game of the Worlds, each translated by Katherine Silver.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira 1 Comment

César Aira: The Divorce

June 2, 2021 by Trevor Berrett

We have a new Aira book! His 2010 novella The Divorce, translated by Chris Andrews, has just been published in English by New Directions.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira Tags 2010, 2010s, New Directions, Spanish Leave a comment

César Aira: Artforum

March 31, 2020 by Trevor Berrett

Today a perfect book is being published by New Directions. César Aira’s Artforum is a comical lark with a deep soul. Katherine Silver’s translation is wonderful, and I highly recommend the book in these dark times.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira Tags 2010s, 2014, Spanish 1 Comment

César Aira: Birthday

February 26, 2019 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews César Aira’s 2001 novella Birthday, the latest of his books to be translated into English, this one by the great Chris Andrews.

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César Aira: The Linden Tree

June 8, 2018 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks at César Aira’s 2003 novella, The Linden Tree, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews. This is the most recent of Aira’s works to arrive in English.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira, Chris Andrews Tags 2000s, 2003, New Directions, Spanish 2 Comments

César Aira: The Proof

August 4, 2017June 1, 2017 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews César Aira’s The Proof, translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor. New Directions published this in a twofer that includes Aira’s The Little Buddhist Monk.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira Tags 1990s, 1992, Spanish Leave a comment

César Aira: The Little Buddhist Monk

August 4, 2017May 31, 2017 by Trevor Berrett

New Directions has just released a new book containing two new-to-English novellas by the great César Aira: The Little Buddhist Monk and The Proof, each translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor. In this post, Trevor writes about The Little Buddhist Monk, which he considers to be one of the best Aira novellas in years.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira Tags 2000s, 2005, Spanish 5 Comments

César Aira: Ema, the Captive

May 25, 2017January 26, 2017 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews César Aira’s early novel Ema, the Captive, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira, Chris Andrews Tags 1980s, 1981, New Directions, Spanish Leave a comment

César Aira: Dinner

December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews the latest César Aira novel to appear in English, Dinner, translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira Tags Spanish 2 Comments

César Aira: The Musical Brain and Other Stories

January 28, 2016June 24, 2015 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews César Aira’s collection of short stories, The Musical Brain, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira, Chris Andrews Tags Spanish 7 Comments
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