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The Linden Tree
The Linden Tree | César Aira
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A delightful fictional account of the small town Ce´sar Aira grew up in—not so long ago The Linden Tree was written in 2003. In it the narrator, who could be Aira himself (born the same year, in the same place, a writer who is now also living PBK in Buenos Aires) revisits down his childhood memories. Beginning with an enigmatically beautiful black father who gathered linden flowers to make a sleep-inducing tea, and continuing on to an irrational and physically deformed mother of European descent, the narrator also catalogs his best childhood friends and the many gossiping neighbors. Aira creates a colorful mosaic of an epoch in Argentina when the poor, under the guiding hand of Eva Pero´n, aspired to a newfound middle class. Moving from anecdote to anecdote, alternating between the touching, amusing, and sometimes surreal, we are comforted by the fact that for Aira “everything is allegory.” This is a charming novella—evocative, reflexive, amusing, intelligent—that invites the reader to look further into Aira’s great body of work.
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sydneyerin
The Linden Tree | César Aira
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I enjoyed this odd novella about a man's childhood and the nature of time.

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sydneyerin
The Linden Tree | César Aira
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Celebratory book buying today! I'm very lucky to live in a town with two excellent bookstores.

#bookhaul #lfk #usedbooks

canbku #lfk....hmm, i think i know about those bookstores. 🌻 🌻 🌻 5y
sydneyerin @canbku ðŸ˜ðŸŒ» 5y
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Lime Tree | César Aira
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#dontcryformeargentina, but I must, my library has no César Aira books so I've only read this one. It's like sitting around with a friend who's a really good story teller, no matter how insignificant the actual story, being entertaining as they ramble on. I enjoy this sort of plotless meandering but it's not for everyone.
#wanderingjune @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB

Cinfhen The cover is enchanting 5y
BarbaraBB Love your story! 5y
BooknerdsLife Interesting 5y
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mreads
Lime Tree | César Aira
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Rather like sitting around with a friend or guest who's a really good story teller, no matter how insignificant the actual story, being entertaining as they ramble on. I enjoy this sort of plotless meandering but it's not for everyone.

Reggie Awww your book model looks totally over it. Lol, stacked. 6y
overtheedge Love Cesar aira, but have not read this one yet...looking forward to your thoughts! 6y
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mrslamping
The Linden Tree | César Aira
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Honestly, I picked this book because of the cover (which made for a great pic if I do say so myself). It reads more like a memoir than a novella. It was interesting to read about Cesar Aira‘s childhood. I was able to pull some good quotes and resonated with some of the aspects of his upbringing.

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mrslamping
The Linden Tree | César Aira
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Waiting of the carpet guys to get here plus my house being torn up equals some time to catch up on reading!

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overtheedge
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Originally written in 2003, this reflective and charming novella is a walk through the memories of a young man, could Aira himself! The love he shared with his father, who gathered linden flowers to make a sleep inducing tea to calm his deformed and deranged mother, daily....
Riveting! Recommended.

RaimeyGallant Nice review. :) 6y
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overtheedge
The Linden Tree | César Aira
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Starting this novel by Cesar Aira, the awesome Argentinian author. Any other Aira fans out there? His hearfelt, intelligent and deep novelas are usually around 100 pages and are unforgettable.