The Miracle Cures of Dr. Aira
César Aira's newest novel in English is not about a conventional doctor. Single,in his forties, and poor, Dr. Aira is a skeptic. His personality - his weaknesses,whims, and pet peeves - is summed up in a series of digressions and regressions but he has a very special gift for miracles. He no longer cares about miracles,however, and has no faith in them. Perhaps he is even a little ashamed about his supernatural powers. Such is Dr. Aira, who also has to confront his arch-enemy- chief of the Piñero Hospital, Dr. Actyn - who is constantly trying to prove that Dr. Aira is a charlatan. Poor Dr. Aira is indeed a worker of miracles, but César Aira -…
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Weitere Autoren: Silver, Katherine
- ISBN: 978-0-8112-1999-0
- EAN: 9780811219990
- Produktnummer: 12716201
- Verlag: New Directions
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 88 S.
- Masse: H17.7 cm x B12.6 cm x D1.0 cm 94 g
- Gewicht: 94
- Sonstiges: Ab 16 - 22 J.
Über den Autor
Nominated for a Neustadt award and the Man Booker International Prize, César Aira was born in Coronel Pringles, Argentina, in 1949. He has published at least one hundred books and recently created a limited edition, Valise, for the Museum of Modern Art, NYC.
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