The Musical Brain and Other Stories

César Aira; Chris Andrews

The Musical Brain and Other Stories

César Aira, Chris Andrews

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Abstract

A delirious collection of short stories from the Latin American master of microfiction, CÃ©sar Aira–the author of at least eighty novels, most of them barely one hundred pages long–The Musical Brain & Other Stories comprises twenty tales about oddballs, freaks, and loonies. Aira, with his fuga hacia adelante or "flight forward" into the unknown, gives us imponderables to ponder and bizarre and seemingly out-of-context plot lines, as well as thoughtful and passionate takes on everyday reality. The title story, first published in the New Yorker, is the creme de la creme of this exhilarating collection. The poet Chris Andrews has translated many books by Roberto BolaÃ±o and CÃ©sar Aira.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	U.S.
Publisher	New Directions Book
Size	351 pages
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

Latin American literature
literature
translations

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