{"product_id":"the-musical-brain-csar-aira-9780811220293","title":"The Musical Brain: And Other Stories","description":"A delirious collection of short stories from the Latin American master of microfiction, C駸ar Aira-the author of at least eighty novels, most of them barely one hundred pages long-\u003cem\u003eThe Musical Brain \u0026amp; Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e comprises twenty tales about oddballs, freaks, and loonies. Aira, with his \u003cem\u003efuga hacia adelante\u003c\/em\u003e or \"flight forward\" into the unknown, gives us imponderables to ponder and bizarre and seemingly out-of-context plot lines, as well as thoughtful and passionate takes on everyday reality. The title story, first published in the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, is the creme de la creme of this exhilarating collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C駸ar Aira\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081122029X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811220293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.09h x 6.14w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/05\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2015 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2015 pg. 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/22\/2015 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/13\/2015 pg. 36","brand":"C駸ar Aira","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44042686759167,"sku":"9780811220293","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f1cfe63-0dcf-47d9-b7ef-516a9cf1601d.jpg?v=1684962955","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-musical-brain-csar-aira-9780811220293","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}