![]() ![]() Whereas Patterson fills shelves with formulaic thrillers and steamy romances, Aira churns out Dadaist fairy tales that combine the philosophical with the utterly fantastic – capturing wonder and thrusting readers into deep mental states between the covers of his work.Īnd while his publishing track record is prolific, don’t expect to find hefty five hundred page tomes when you come across his name at the bookstore – rarely does Aira venture past the 150-page mark in his work. The work, however, couldn’t be any more different. His pace is unrivaled, and to draw a familiar comparison for the North American reader, he produces at nearly the same rate as James Patterson and his slew of co-writers. ![]() César Aira is something of a literary workhorse – since 1993, the Argentine novelist has been publishing at least two of his trademark novelettes a year and shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon (the man’s published three this year alone!). ![]()
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