The Linden Tree Contributor(s): Aira, César (Author), Andrews, Chris (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0811219089 ISBN-13: 9780811219082 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Biographical - Fiction | Absurdist |
Dewey: 863.64 |
LCCN: 2017028331 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.1" (0.20 lbs) 128 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A delightful fictional memoir about César Aira's small hometown. The narrator, born the same year and now living in the same great city (Buenos Aires) as César Aira, could be the author himself. Beginning with his parents--an enigmatic handsome black father who gathered linden flowers for his sleep-inducing tea and an irrational, crippled mother of European descent--the narrator catalogs memories of his childhood: his friends, his peculiar first job, his many gossiping neighbors, and the landscape and architecture of the provinces. The Linden Tree beautifully brings back to life that period in Argentina when the poor, under the guiding hand of Eva Perón, aspired to a newly created middle class. As it moves from anecdote to anecdote, this charming short novella--touching, funny, and sometimes surreal--invites the reader to visit the source of Aira's extraordinary imagination. |
Contributor Bio(s): Aira, Cesar: - Nominated for a Neustadt award and the Man Booker International Prize, César Aira was born in Coronel Pringles, Argentina, in 1949. He has published at least one hundred books and was most recently the creator of a limited edition, "Valise," for the Museum of Modern Art, NYC.Andrews, Chris: - The poet Chris Andrews teaches at the University of Western Sydney, Australia, where he is a member of the Writing and Society Research Centre. He has translated books by Roberto Bolaño and César Aira for New Directions. He has won the Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize for his poetry and the Valle-Inclan Prize for his translations. |