About the Author

Cesar Aira was born in Coronel Pringles, Argentina, in 1949. Wildly popular in Latin America, he has published more than seventy books of short fictions and essays. The poet Chris Andrews has translated many books by Roberto Bolano and Cesar Aira for New Directions.

Reviews

"Completed in 1989, Aira's near-memoir is a foreboding fable of life and art." -- Publishers Weekly "An utter faith in his fabulous tales is all this author can offer...such marvelous fantasies." -- Douglas Messerli, Otis College of Art & Design