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CONVERSATIONS: Original and Intelligent

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conversationsConversationsby César Aira
translated by Katherine Silver

It’s a wonderful feeling to discover a new author. Whether in a sparkling new debut, or that recommendation which you’ve put off reading, there is a particular freshness when opening the title of someone you’ve never read before. Newly released translations can act as gateways in this same way. They lead us to entirely distinct literary traditions and authors we are otherwise unfamiliar with, the metaphor being language as our key to open the door, permitting us to enter into rooms previously unseen. Following the metaphor through, Conversationsby César Aira was my introduction to a whole new wing of the house.

Born in Coronel Pringles, Argentina, César Aira is author to more than seventy books, from novels to collections of stories and essays. Though Aira is a translator himself, the task of translating Conversations to English was undertaken by the co-director…

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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