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César Aira

César Aira: Conversations

January 28, 2016August 13, 2014 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews the most recent César Aira book to appear in English, Conversations, translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira Tags Spanish 1 Comment

César Aira: “Picasso”

August 4, 2014August 4, 2014 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s story from The New Yorker is César Aira’s “Picasso,” translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews. Trevor and Betsy offer their thoughts. Read the full post.

Categories César Aira, Chris Andrews, New Yorker Fiction Tags Short Story, Spanish 13 Comments

César Aira: Shantytown

January 28, 2016December 4, 2013 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews César Aira’s Shantytown, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira, Chris Andrews Tags Spanish 6 Comments

César Aira: The Hare

January 27, 2016July 26, 2013 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews César Aira’s The Hare, translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira Tags Spanish 3 Comments

César Aira: The Miracle Cures of Dr. Aira

July 29, 2016October 16, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews César Aira’s The Miracle Cures of Dr. Aira, translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira Tags 1990s, 1998, New Directions, Spanish Leave a comment

César Aira: Varamo

July 11, 2016February 5, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews César Aira’s Varamo, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira, Chris Andrews Tags Spanish 6 Comments

César Aira: “The Musical Brain”

July 11, 2016November 28, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews César Aira’s “The Musical Brain,” translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews, from the December 5, 2011 issue of The New Yorker. Read the full post.

Categories César Aira, Chris Andrews, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2011 New Yorker Fiction, Spanish 11 Comments

César Aira: The Seamstress and the Wind

July 5, 2016June 28, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews César Aira’s The Seamstress and the Wind, translated from the Spanish by Rosalie Knecht. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira Tags 1990s, 1994, New Directions, Spanish 3 Comments

César Aira: The Literary Conference

May 27, 2017November 11, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews César Aira’s The Literary Conference, translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira Tags 2000s, 2006, New Directions, Spanish 20 Comments

César Aira: How I Became a Nun

February 12, 2018June 26, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews César Aira’s How I Became a Nun, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira, Chris Andrews Tags 1980s, 1989, New Directions, Spanish 9 Comments
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