Varamo

Varamo

The surprising, magnificent story of a Panamanian government employee who, one day, after a series of troubles, writes the celebrated masterwork of modern Central American poetry.
Unmistakably the work of CÃ©sar Aira, Varamo is about the day in the life of a hapless government employee who, after wandering around all night after being paid by the Ministry in counterfeit money, eventually writes the most celebrated masterwork of modern Central American poetry, The Song of the Virgin Boy. What is odd is that, at fifty years old, Varamo â€œhadnâ€™t previously written one sole verse, nor had it ever occurred to him to write one.â€

Among other things, this novella is an ironic allegory of the poetâ€™s vocation and inspiration, the subtlety of artistic genius, and our need to give literature an historic, national, psychological, and aesthetic context. But Aira goes further still â€” converting the ironic allegory into a formidable parody of the expectations that all narrative texts generate â€” by laying out the pathos of a man who between one night and the following morning is touched by genius. Once again Aira surprises us with his unclassifiable fiction: original and enjoyable, worthy of many a thoughtful chuckle, Varamo invites the reader to become an accomplice in the authorâ€™s irresistible game.
Country USA
Brand New Directions
Manufacturer New Directions
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780811217415
ReleaseDate 2012-02-22
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780811217415

Country	USA
Brand	New Directions
Manufacturer	New Directions
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780811217415
ReleaseDate	2012-02-22
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780811217415

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