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Five - Paperback

by César Aira
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Availability:In StockContributor:Chris Andrews, Jeffrey VanderMeerTheme:Cultural Region/Latin AmericaPublish date:7/28/2026Pages:384
Languages:EnglishPublisher:New Directions Publishing CorporationISBN-13:9780811232364ISBN-10:0811232360UPC:9780811232364Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:World Literature, Literary, AbsurdistBook Topic:ArgentinaSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.409Product ID:SC2WTZWECJ

Five , selected from over 100 untranslated novels and stories by "the Duchamp of Latin America" (Natasha Wimmer), brings together--each an astonishing work--Margarita: A Memory, The Dream, Musical Brushstrokes, Princess Springtime, and The Hormone Pill. Following a cast of dreamlike characters including cyber nuns, a young princess making ends meet as a hack translator, a newspaper vendor, and General Winter and his sadistic sidekick, the Little Christmas Tree, Five shows the many facets of Aira's master mind as he turns expectations inside-out and gleefully explodes genre conventions.

Five is a must-have for Aira's legion of devoted fans around the world and a fine introduction to the as-yet uninitiated. A satisfyingly hefty installment from this "exquisite miniaturist" (WSJ) and writer whose "cubist eye sees from every angle" (NYT); because "once you start reading Aira, you don't want tostop" (Roberto Bolaño).

Languages:EnglishPublisher:New Directions Publishing CorporationISBN-13:9780811232364ISBN-10:0811232360UPC:9780811232364Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:World Literature, Literary, AbsurdistBook Topic:ArgentinaSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.409Product ID:SC2WTZWECJ
Andrews, Chris: - The poet and translator Chris Andrews has won the Valle Inclan Prize and the French-American Translation Prize for his work.VanderMeer, Jeffrey: - Jeff VanderMeer is an American author, editor, and literary critic. The first volume of his Southern Reach series, Annihilation, won the Nebula and Shirley Jackson awards, and was adapted into a movie by Paramount. The New Yorker dubbed him the "King of Weird Fiction."Aira, César: - César Aira was born in Coronel Pringles, Argentina in 1949, and has lived in Buenos Aires since 1967. He won the 2021 Formentor Prize and was shortlisted for the 2015 International Booker Prize.

Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation

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Chris Andrews, Jeffrey VanderMeer

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César Aira

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