tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post8343021298588948916..comments2024-03-29T03:04:00.853-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Surrealism is so beautiful! It changes everything! - César Aira embarks on the great avant-garde adventureAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-17236823315472299012015-11-10T09:02:16.366-06:002015-11-10T09:02:16.366-06:00Yes, having a number of texts together is a big he...Yes, having a number of texts together is a big help with Aira. It also helps that several of him are among his best - or are likely to be among his best - I mean, how would I know, really - to the extent that the word "best" is useful with Aira.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-40890556168475518412015-11-10T08:51:33.675-06:002015-11-10T08:51:33.675-06:00A book of Aira short stories sounds interesting. I...A book of Aira short stories sounds interesting. I have read the 3in1 box of novellas and although still not triangulating with ease I find myself impelled to read more. As Richard says above, 'red herrings, so good on toast' is a phrase worth reading a much longer post for.Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-46413636933242556522015-10-21T12:04:47.688-05:002015-10-21T12:04:47.688-05:00Aira is not really the conceptual artist he can ap...Aira is not really the conceptual artist he can appear to be, and sometimes pretends to be. He is more of a burrower, like Monet or Pollock (or Cecil Taylor).<br /><br />As for comments, the internet is a mystery,Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-53049291923447220632015-10-21T11:30:27.913-05:002015-10-21T11:30:27.913-05:00What happened to the comments on this post? Your ...What happened to the comments on this post? Your quip about "savory red herrings, so good on toast" alone deserves a much better fate than that! Anyway, after several Airas, I pretty much agree that the "knock on Aira is that however inventive the surface variation he is always writing the same story." Sometimes that bothers me, usually not.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.com