{"product_id":"the-musical-brain-and-other-stories-hardcover-3","title":"The Musical Brain: And Other Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCésar Aira\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChris Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delirious collection of short stories from the Latin American master of microfiction, César 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 7.09 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47459712925917,"sku":"9780811220293","price":35.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/OGRRSjNFM2tLLzN4YlVhQzJxWFUxdz09_2e8914c0-5b31-4e8f-984b-1689a8d6d190.webp?v=1771622258","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-musical-brain-and-other-stories-hardcover-3","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}