02 April 2013
César Aira's forward march
"I don't read very much contemporary literature. There is so much to read. In the past, I remember that one lady told Borges that she read him, that she admired him so, and Borges asked her: But how come? Are you already done with all the good writers? (laughs) I march to that drum."
—César Aira: My ideal is the fairy tale
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Surely all literature is contemporary, Mr Aria? it's just a question of what it's contemporary with....
ReplyDeleteIsn't he opinionated? He doesn't like the present tense and he loves the past.
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