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In het midden van de negentiende eeuw trekt Clark, een Engelse natuuronderzoeker en de zwager van Darwin, door Argentinië op zoek naar het zeldzaamste

César is een schrijver die door de wereldwijde economische malaise in financieel zwaar weer verkeert, daarnaast is hij ook nog eens een vermaard weten

De hoofdpersoon van Een episode uit het leven van een landschapsschilder is de Duitse kunstenaar Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-1858). Omdat hij algemee

In Festival, the genius postmodern sci-fi filmmaker Alec Steryx is the star guest of a film festival in an unnamed country. But he’s brought a surpris

PREMIO NADAL 2024 Extremadura, principios del siglo xx. Antonia Monterroso, más conocida como la Viuda, es la propietaria de una de las mayores hac

César Aira’s newest novel in English is not about a conventional doctor. Single,in his forties, and poor, Dr. Aira is a skeptic. His personality — his

A divorce leads a man to Buenos Aires. In a trendy cafe he witnesses a minor accident involving Enrique, the owner of his guest house; this accident r

The idea of the Native American living in perfect harmony with nature is one of the most cherished contemporary myths. But how truthful is this larger

In a small town in Argentina, a seamstress is sewing a wedding dress. All of a sudden she fears that her son has been kidnapped and driven off to Pata

An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter is the story of a moment in the life of the German artist Johan Moritz Rugendas (1802-1858). Greatly adm

Reflecting on the passing of time, Cesar Aira's fascinating vision of life and literature.

In Korea, a little Buddhist monk dreams of the Western world. He meets the holidaying French couple Napoleon Chirac and Jacqueline Bloodymary and offe

The elegant lime trees lining the main square of Colonel Pringles bring back memories of childhood in this charming fictional memoir by Man Booker Int

Unmistakably the work of César Aira, Varamo is about the day in the life of a hapless government employee who, after wandering around all night after

By profession I am a soldier, a general in the glorious Roman army. As a playwright, I think of myself as a sublime amateur. In Cesar Aira’s new novel

In Ghosts, a group of immigrant workers and their families are squatting on the haunted construction site of a luxury condominium building. One teenag

What is economic growth? And why, historically, has it occurred in only a few places? Previous efforts to answer these questions have focused on insti