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It is 1837 and a brilliant German artist sets out to cross the mountains between Chile and Argentina. Perhaps nobody before him has been able to paint the sights that unfold: vast chasms, surreal plants and animals… But then something goes appallingly wrong.
This is one of Aira's great works, filled with his baffling ability to veer between grandeur and absurdity. Each page fails to provide clues as to what lies in wait for the reader on the next.
| ISBN: | 9780241746882 |
| Publication date: | 17th April 2025 |
| Author: | César Aira |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Archive |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world Fiction in translation Historical Fiction |