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Birthday (book review) César Aira

Chris Andrews (Translator)


210404: now here is something opposite the knausgaard i have just read. concise, comic, complete, contemplative. definitely not long enough to get bored, more essay than memoir, this seems poetically stripped down to only few scenes, few extras, one interesting meditation/biography on differences between mathematics genius and writing process. perfect for few hours reading on rainy Sunday afternoon...

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