The Little Buddhist Monk & The Proof

Reviews

"New novellas from Aira are always a cause for celebration." — Brian Evenson, Big Other

"Irreverent inventiveness … without analogue in contemporary literature." — Megan Doll, San Francisco Chronicle

"Uncanny imagination à la Calvino." — Laura Pearson, The Chicago Tribune

"Cesar Aira is wild. The laws of gravity do not apply." — James S.A. Correy, The Denver Post

"South America’s answer to Haruki Murakami." — Andrew Irvin, The Miami Herald

"Aira delivers one surreal unraveling of reality after another that proceeds paradox by paradox into psychic realms." — Michael Upchurch, The Seattle Times

"Aira continues to surprise and delight in his latest release from New Directions, which collects two novellas...There are a number of similarities to be sure—they both revolve around the sudden but intense relationship between three characters, they both take place over the course of less than twenty-four hours, they are both, at turns, wildly funny." — Three Percent Review

"Aira’s novels parody narrative form, destroy normal cause and effect, and contain bold conceptual dialogues." — Michael Eaude, Times Literary Supplement