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Ema, the Captive

César Aira
3.50/5 (287 ratings)
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In nineteenth-century Argentina, Ema, a delicate woman of indeterminate origins, is captured by soldiers and taken, along 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.
Format:
Pages:
231 pages
Publication:
2016
Publisher:
New Directions
Edition:
First Edition
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0811219100
ISBN13:
9780811219105
kindle Asin:

Ema, the Captive

César Aira
3.50/5 (287 ratings)
Read Download
In nineteenth-century Argentina, Ema, a delicate woman of indeterminate origins, is captured by soldiers and taken, along 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.
Format:
Pages:
231 pages
Publication:
2016
Publisher:
New Directions
Edition:
First Edition
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0811219100
ISBN13:
9780811219105
kindle Asin:

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