How I Became a Nun
Conversational Reading has a post pointing to some Roberto Bolano and Cesar Aira links.
César Aira's How I Became a Nun is the one of the books that Bill loaned to me last month. The Boston Review describe it better than i can, but i still must add, it's a very peculiar book. With each chapter, the story twists in way that seems that Aira is deliberately trying to write himself into a corner, and proceeds to escape it. As well as the narrator being unreliable, her voice changes slightly in each chapter, and it felt as if the reader was being led into a trap. As experimental and arch as it might seem, it's a breezy, playful read, extremely accessible. It's a shame only two of his books are in English translation right now.
(Wait, there are three in translation? What's the third?)
2 comments:
Sounds like a good read.
excellent. highly recommended!
I'm only holding off on the next one, as this turned out to be one of the quicker reads in months. I don't want all of his work to blur together, although that doesn't seem likely. The book's still fresh in memory.
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