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

  • Shantytown

    César Aira, Chris Andrews

    E Book, 2013

    At last, a noir novel from the Argentine master of suspense and surprises
  • The Musical Brain: And Other Stories

    César Aira, Chris Andrews

    E Book, 2015

    A delirious collection of short stories from the Latin American master of micro-fiction.
  • Ema the Captive

    César Aira, Chris Andrews

    E Book, 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
  • The Linden Tree

    César Aira, Chris Andrews

    E Book, 2018

    A delightful fictional account of the small town César Aira grew up in—not so long ago
  • Birthday

    César Aira, Chris Andrews

    E Book, 2019

    Birthday is among the very best of Aira—it will surprise readers new to his work, and will deeply satisfy his many fans
  • Artforum

    César Aira, Katherine Silver

    E Book, 2020

    One man’s obsession with Artforum magazine takes us on a hilarious journey to the ultimate meaning of the very creation of art
  • The Famous Magician

    César Aira, Chris Andrews

    Hardback, 2022

    A writer is offered a devil’s bargain: will he give up reading books in exchange for total world domination?
  • The Famous Magician

    César Aira, Chris Andrews

    E Book, 2022

    A writer is offered a devil’s bargain: will he give up reading books in exchange for total world domination?
  • Fulgentius

    César Aira, Chris Andrews

    Paperback, 2023

    Aira holds a fun-house mirror up to the genre of historical fiction in this novel about an aging Roman general on what may be his last campaign into the provinces.
  • Fulgentius

    César Aira, Chris Andrews

    E Book

    Aira holds a fun-house mirror up to the genre of historical fiction in this novel about an aging Roman general on what may be his last campaign into the provinces.