The Miracle Cures of Dr. Aira (Paperback)

Cesar Aira's newest novel in English is not about a conventional doctor. Single,in his forties, and poor, Dr. Aira is a skeptic. His personality - his weaknesses,whims, and pet peeves - is summed up in a series of digressions and regressions but he has a very special gift for miracles. He no longer cares about miracles,however, and has no faith in them. Perhaps he is even a little ashamed about his supernatural powers. Such is Dr. Aira, who also has to confront his arch-enemy- chief of the Pinero Hospital, Dr. Actyn - who is constantly trying to prove that Dr. Aira is a charlatan. Poor Dr. Aira is indeed a worker of miracles, but Cesar Aira - the magesterial author - sends the very human doctor stumbling toward the biggest trap of all, in this magical book.

General

Imprint:	New Directions Publishing Corporation
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	October 2012
Authors:	Cesar Aira • Katherine Silver
Dimensions:	178 x 130 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	88
ISBN-13:	978-0-8112-1999-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-8112-1999-2
Barcode:	9780811219990

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