Tras recibir el Premio Formentor, regresa C???sar Aira con una novela impredecible en tres partes, o tres novelas ins???litas en una que vuelven a dinamitar las expectativas del realismo. Un escritor maduro, preocupado por la depresi???n que sufre su jardinero, se adentra en los recovecos de un jard???n ed???nico que esconde los secretos m???s inquietantes. Un consagrado escultor de la antigua Grecia emprende un accidentado viaje hacia un or???culo en busca de consejo para tratar a su asistente, acechado tambi???n por el ...
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Tras recibir el Premio Formentor, regresa C???sar Aira con una novela impredecible en tres partes, o tres novelas ins???litas en una que vuelven a dinamitar las expectativas del realismo. Un escritor maduro, preocupado por la depresi???n que sufre su jardinero, se adentra en los recovecos de un jard???n ed???nico que esconde los secretos m???s inquietantes. Un consagrado escultor de la antigua Grecia emprende un accidentado viaje hacia un or???culo en busca de consejo para tratar a su asistente, acechado tambi???n por el monstruo de la melancol???a y la desaz???n. Por ???ltimo, un hombre corriente sumido en los achaques de la edad anhela gozar de la libertad de ser perseguido y escapar. Para ello necesita cometer un crimen y convertirse en un aut???ntico fugitivo. El jardinero, el escultor y el fugitivo puede leerse como tres novelas breves o como una novela en tres partes con un intrincado juego de variaciones. Alrededor de ella orbitan el discurrir del tiempo, la p???rdida de la juventud, la melancol???a, la vanidad del artista y una reflexi???n acerca de la naturaleza de la literatura, la creaci???n y la escritura misma. Este tan ins???lito e impredecible como magn???tico libro se suma al rico entramado que constituye la espl???ndida obra de C???sar Aira. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION After receiving the Formentor Prize, C???sar Aira returns with a three-part unpredictable novel, or three unusual novels in one, that blast the expectations of realism once again. A mature writer, worried about his gardener's depression, ventures into the deepest nooks of an Edenic garden concealing the most unsettling secrets. An acclaimed sculptor of antient Greece sets on a bumpy journey towards an oracle, looking for guidance to treat his assistant, also haunted by the monster of melancholy and despair. Lastly, a common man, engulfed in the aches and pains of old age, yearns for the freedom to be persecuted and escape. To do so, he must commit a crime and become a genuine fugitive. The Gardener, the Sculptor, and the Fugitive can be read as three short novels or one three-part novel, with an intricate set of variations. The passing of time, the loss of youth, the melancholy, the artist's vanity, and a reflection on the nature of literature, creation, and writing itself, orbit around it. This unusual and unpredictable, as well as magnetic book, adds to the precious stage that constitutes the splendid work of C???sar Aira.
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Fine. Text in Spanish. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 144 p. Language: spanish-In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
