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The Linden Tree

The Linden Tree

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A delightful fictional memoir about César Aira's small hometown. The narrator, born the same year and now living in the same great city (Buenos Aires) as César Aira, could be the author himself. Beginning with his parents-an enigmatic handsome black father who gathered linden flowers for his sleep-inducing tea and an irrational, crippled mother of European descent-the narrator catalogs memories of his childhood: his friends, his peculiar first job, his many gossiping neighbors, and the landscape and architecture of the provinces. The Linden Tree beautifully brings back to life that period in Argentina when the poor, under the guiding hand of Eva Perón, aspired to a newly created middle class. As it moves from anecdote to anecdote, this charming short novella-touching, funny, and sometimes surreal-invites the reader to visit the source of Aira's extraordinary imagination. 
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
128
Release Date:
2018-04-24
Publication Date:
2018-04-24
Publisher:
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0811219089
ISBN13:
9780811219082
Weight:
94 g
Height:
123 cm
Width:
173 cm
Thickness:
7 cm
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