1.0The Mookse and the Gripeshttps://mookseandgripes.com/reviewsTrevor Berretthttps://mookseandgripes.com/reviews/author/trevor/César Aira: The Little Buddhist Monk - The Mookse and the Gripesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="svlbBP52aT"><a href="https://mookseandgripes.com/reviews/2017/05/31/cesar-aira-the-little-buddhist-monk/">César Aira: <em>The Little Buddhist Monk</em></a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://mookseandgripes.com/reviews/2017/05/31/cesar-aira-the-little-buddhist-monk/embed/#?secret=svlbBP52aT" width="600" height="338" title="“César Aira: <em>The Little Buddhist Monk</em>” — The Mookse and the Gripes" data-secret="svlbBP52aT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://i1.wp.com/mookseandgripes.com/reviews/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/The-Little-Buddhist-Monk-Featured-Image.jpg?fit=700%2C400&ssl=1700400New 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.