{"product_id":"the-linden-tree-9780811219082","title":"The Linden Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003eA delightful fictional memoir about César Aira's small hometown. The narrator, born the same year and now living in the same great city (Buenos Aires) as César Aira, could be the author himself. Beginning with his parents--an enigmatic handsome black father who gathered linden flowers for his sleep-inducing tea and an irrational, crippled mother of European descent--the narrator catalogs memories of his childhood: his friends, his peculiar first job, his many gossiping neighbors, and the landscape and architecture of the provinces. \u003cem\u003eThe Linden Tree\u003c\/em\u003e beautifully brings back to life that period in Argentina when the poor, under the guiding hand of Eva Perón, aspired to a newly created middle class.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs it moves from anecdote to anecdote, this charming short novella--touching, funny, and sometimes surreal--invites the reader to visit the source of Aira's extraordinary imagination. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAira, César:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Nominated for a Neustadt award and the Man Booker International Prize, \u003cstrong\u003eCÉSAR AIRA\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Coronel Pringles, Argentina, in 1949. He has published at least one hundred books and recently created a limited edition, \"The Valise,\" for the Museum of Modern Art, NYC.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrews, Chris:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - The poet \u003cstrong\u003eCHRIS ANDREWS\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches at the University of Western Sydney, Australia, where he is a member of the Writing and Society Research Centre. He has translated books by Roberto Bolano and César Aira for New Directions. He has won the Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize for his poetry and the Valle-Inclan Prize and the French-American Foundation Translation Prize for his translations.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461264675090,"sku":"9780811219082","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d77e8bcc-e064-49f0-adca-b403ce6146ba.jpg?v=1730061784","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-linden-tree-9780811219082","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}