![]() ![]() ![]() Aira also seeks in his own work, and praises in the work of others (such as the Argentine-Parisian cartoonist and comic novelist Copi), the “continuum” (el continuo) of a constant movement forward in the fictional narrative. Indeed, at least since 1993 a hallmark of his work is an almost frenetic level of writing and publication -two to four novella-length books each year.Īira has often spoken in interviews of elaborating an avant-garde aesthetic in which, rather than editing what he has written, he engages in a “flight forward” (fuga hacia adelante) to improvise a way out of the corners he writes himself into. He has published over fifty books of stories, novels and essays. César Aira (born on Februin Coronel Pringles, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine writer and translator, considered by many as one of the leading exponents of Argentine contemporary literature, in spite of his limited public recognition. ![]()
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