An English industrialist roams the Argentine pampas in search of the most rare and elusive of animals: the Legibrian hare. The Indians he meets report sightings of the hare, but on investigation, Clarke finds in these sightings more than meets the eye.
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Not his best,
By James Elkins (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Hare (Paperback)
Aira is a superstar in the literary world in South America. People from Chile and Argentina to Colombia and Mexico read him; by contrast in the U.S. he seems to be read only by a small number of people, and mostly in universities. (I'd be happy to be contradicted here; this is my experience.)This is not his best book. "How I Became a Nun" is as wild and wonderful as novels ever get, and "An Epidose in the Life of a Landscape Painter" is just as good. But this is a wide-screen, panoramic epic odyssey, and Aira has filled it with all sorts of set pieces: battle scenes, allegorical journeys, "Pilgrim's Progress" episodes, a visit to the underworld, digressions into politics, and so forth. A lot of this is the familiar machinery of nineteenth-century novels. It's still wonderful, and I still recommend it, but Aira is one of the best writers in any language, and you wouldn't guess that from most of this book.
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Bathed in sweat, eyes rolling, the Restorer of the Laws leapt from his bed and stood swaying for a moment on the cold tiles, flapping his arms like a duck. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Salinas Grandes, Juana Pitiley, Carlos Alzaga Prior, Buenos Aires, Mister Clarke, Legibrerian Hare, Mister Gauna, Gauna Alvear, Restorer of the Laws, Sierra de la Ventana New!
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Bathed in sweat, eyes rolling, the Restorer of the Laws leapt from his bed and stood swaying for a moment on the cold tiles, flapping his arms like a duck. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Salinas Grandes, Juana Pitiley, Carlos Alzaga Prior, Buenos Aires, Mister Clarke, Legibrerian Hare, Mister Gauna, Gauna Alvear, Restorer of the Laws, Sierra de la Ventana New!
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- Buenos Aires (Cities of the World (Childrens Press Paperback)) by Deborah Kent on page 84
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