{"product_id":"birthday","title":"Birthday","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten as César Aira approached his fiftieth birthday, \u003cem\u003eBirthday\u003c\/em\u003e is a brief, brilliant meditation on memory, time, literature, and the strange realization that life has quietly unfolded while attention was elsewhere. Through a series of short, interconnected reflections, Aira moves between autobiography and philosophy, considering the experiences that shaped him alongside larger questions of knowledge, ignorance, creativity, and mortality. Characteristically playful and deceptively simple, \u003cem\u003eBirthday\u003c\/em\u003e offers an intimate introduction to one of contemporary literature's most original minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCésar Aira is one of Argentina's most celebrated contemporary writers and the author of more than one hundred books. Renowned for his inventive, genre-defying fiction, he was awarded the 2021 Formentor Prize and shortlisted for the 2015 International Booker Prize. \u003cem\u003eBirthday\u003c\/em\u003e is translated by Chris Andrews, Aira's longtime English-language translator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew Directions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 26, 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e88\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Fiction · Translated Fiction · Argentine Literature · Essays · Memoir · Philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9780811219099\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45223021281462,"sku":"9780811219099","price":19.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9780811219099.jpg?v=1782569544","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/birthday","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}