Ema, the captive
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Author:
Contributors:
Andrews, Chris, 1962- translator.
Published:
New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2016.
Physical Desc:
231 pages ; 18 cm
Status:
Central
FICTION Aira, C.
Description
Ema The Captive, César Aira's second novel, is perhaps closest in style to his popular An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter and The Hare
In nineteenth-century Argentina, Ema, a delicate woman of indeterminate origins, is captured by soldiers and taken, along with with her newborn babe, to live as a concubine in a crude fort on the very edges of civilization. The trip is appalling (deprivations and rapes prevail along the way), yet the real story commences once Ema arrives at the fort, where she takes on a succession of lovers among the soldiers and Indians, leading to a brave and grand entrepreneurial experiment. As is usual with Aira's work, the wonder of the book is in the details of customs, beauty, and language, and the curious, perplexing reality of human nature.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780811219105
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APA Citation (style guide)
Aira, C., & Andrews, C. (2016). Ema, the captive. New York, New Directions Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Aira, César, 1949- and Chris Andrews. 2016. Ema, the Captive. New York, New Directions Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Aira, César, 1949- and Chris Andrews, Ema, the Captive. New York, New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Aira, César and Chris Andrews. Ema, the Captive. New York, New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2016.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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