Argentina – The Modern Novel

Pola Oloixarac: Mona (Mona)

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Post published:16 March 2021
Post category:Argentina Literary Prizes Peru The Modern Novel website Women
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The latest addition to my website is Pola Oloixarac's Mona (Mona). Our heroine/narrator is Mona Tarrile-Byrne, a Peruvian writer. Her first novel was well received and helped get her onto…

Juan José Saer: El limonero real (The Regal Lemon Tree)

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Post published:6 October 2020
Post category:Argentina The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Juan José Saer's El limonero real (The Regal Lemon Tree). the character in this book - an extended family celebrating New Year's Eve…

César Aira: El divorcio (The Divorce)

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Post published:7 July 2020
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The latest addition to my website is César Aira's El divorcio (The Divorce). The book is about a lot of things but not divorce, except for the title and the…

Martín Caparrós: Sinfin [Endless]

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Post published:25 June 2020
Post category:Argentina Immortality The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Martín Caparrós'Sinfin [Endless]. The key theme of the book is immortality. We follow the development from the present time to 2072 of a…

César Aira: Margarita

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Post published:12 June 2020
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The latest addition to my website is César Aira's Margarita. This is not one of Aira's best. The narrator, presumably based at least in part on Aira himself, is, just…

César Aira: Canto Castrato

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Post published:4 May 2020
Post category:Argentina Naples The Modern Novel website Vienna
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The latest addition to my website is César Aira's Canto Castrato. This is by far the longest novel by Aira I have read and by far the most disappointing. It…

César Aira: Fulgentius

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Post published:10 April 2020
Post category:Argentina Rome The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is César Aira's Fulgentius. The eponymous hero of this book is a sixty-seven year old Roman general. He is setting out on his latest…

Agustina Bazterrica: Cadáver exquisito (Tender Is the Flesh)

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Post published:16 March 2020
Post category:Argentina Cannibalism The Modern Novel website Women
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The latest addition to my website is Agustina Bazterricas Cadáver exquisito (Tender Is the Flesh). This is a novel about cannibalism, not occasional cannibalism but official, world-wide cannibalism. A virus…

Sergio Bizzio: Borgestein

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Post published:15 March 2020
Post category:Argentina Self-isolation The Modern Novel website
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The latest addition to my website is Sergio Bizzio's Borgestein. Enzo, the narrator, is an Argentinian psychiatrist. He is attacked and wounded with a knife by one of his patients,…

César Aira: Artforum (Artforum)

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Post published:11 March 2020
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The latest addition to my website is César Aira's Artforum (Artforum). This is a series of short pieces all linked by the US art magazine Artforum. The narrator is a…