Aira

Born in Coronel Pringles, Buenos Aires Province, in 1949, César Aira is an Argentine writer and translator whose work has become a major presence in contemporary Latin American literature. He moved to Buenos Aires as a young man and has published more than a hundred books, including novels, stories, and essays.

Aira is especially known for his unusual way of writing: brief, fast-moving books filled with sudden shifts, surreal turns, and inventive ideas. His fiction often blends the everyday with the bizarre, which has made him a favorite among readers looking for something original and hard to predict.

Alongside his fiction, he has also worked as a translator and has taught and lectured on literature in Argentina. His wide-ranging body of work and singular style have made him one of the most distinctive Spanish-language authors of his generation.