Three Novels by César Aira
Author: Aira, César
ISBN: 9780241984505
Publisher: Penguin (General UK)
Year First Published: 2018
Pages: 336
Dimensions: 179mm x 112mm x 23mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Three novellas by one of the most idiosyncratic and unusual international writers today, packaged as an Essential for the first time
In Ghosts, a group of immigrant workers and their families are squatting on the haunted construction site of a luxury condominium building. One teenage girl's interest in the ghosts on the site becomes so intense that her mother realizes her life is in the balance. An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter tells of a point in the life of German painter Johann Moritz Rugendas, when he visits Latin America to paint its spectacular landscapes. And in The Literary Conference, a young translator called Cesar Aira travels to a literary conference, intent on world domination . . .
ISBN: 9780241984505
Publisher: Penguin (General UK)
Year First Published: 2018
Pages: 336
Dimensions: 179mm x 112mm x 23mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Three novellas by one of the most idiosyncratic and unusual international writers today, packaged as an Essential for the first time
In Ghosts, a group of immigrant workers and their families are squatting on the haunted construction site of a luxury condominium building. One teenage girl's interest in the ghosts on the site becomes so intense that her mother realizes her life is in the balance. An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter tells of a point in the life of German painter Johann Moritz Rugendas, when he visits Latin America to paint its spectacular landscapes. And in The Literary Conference, a young translator called Cesar Aira travels to a literary conference, intent on world domination . . .
