César Aira
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 Booker International Prize.
César Aira
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 Booker International Prize.
Books by César Aira

The Miracle Cures of Dr. Aira
César Aira, Katherine Silver
Paperback, 2012
Aira's latest concerns a reluctant but powerful doctor who finally decides to use his healing powers to help a hopeless patient.
The Miracle Cures of Dr. Aira
César Aira, Katherine Silver
E Book, 2012
Aira's latest concerns a reluctant but powerful doctor who finally decides to use his healing powers to help a hopeless patient.
Five by Aira
César Aira, Chris Andrews, Jeffrey Vandermeer
Paperback, 2026
An offering offiveunbelievably daring and masterful novellas fromthe unstoppable geniusCésar AiraFive by Aira
César Aira, Chris Andrews, Jeffrey Vandermeer
E Book
An offering offiveunbelievably daring and masterful novellas fromthe unstoppable geniusCésar Aira
Dinner
César Aira, Katherine Silver
Paperback, 2015
Was it a nightmare—the result of a bad case of indigestion—or did something truly scary happen after dinner in the Argentine town of Coronel Pringles?
The Conversations
César Aira, Katherine Silver
Paperback, 2015
A cerebral and wildly funny story revolving around the incongruity of a gold Rolex watch spotted on a lowly goatherd’s wrist
The Musical Brain: And Other Stories
César Aira, Chris Andrews
Hardback, 2015
A delirious collection of short stories from the Latin American master of micro-fiction.
How I Became a Nun
César Aira, Chris Andrews
Paperback, 2007
"A good story and first-rate social science."—New York Times Book Review. A sinisterly funny modern-day Through the Looking Glass that begins with cyanide poisoning and ends in strawberry ice...
Shantytown
César Aira, Chris Andrews
Paperback, 2013
At last, a noir novel from the Argentine master of suspense and surprises
Ema the Captive
César Aira, Chris Andrews
Paperback, 2016
Ema The Captive, César Aira’s second novel, is perhaps closest in style to his popular An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter and The Hare


