The Divorce (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780811230933)

The Divorce tells about a man who takes a vacation from Providence, R.I. in early December to avoid conflicts with his newly divorced wife and small daughter. He travels to Buenos Aires and there, one afternoon, he encounters a series of the most magical coincidences. While sitting at an outdoor café, absorbed in conversation with a talented video artist, a young man with a bicycle is thoroughly drenched by a downpour of water seemingly from rain caught the night before in the overhead awning. The video artist knows the cyclist, who knew a mad hermetic sculptor, whose family used to take the Hindu God Krishna for walks in the neighborhood. More meetings, more whimsical and clever stories continue to weave reality with the absurd until the final, brilliant, wonderful, cataclysmic ending.

Author: César Aira
ISBN-10: 0811230937
ISBN-13: 9780811230933
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2021
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.90w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2021
Publishers Weekly 04/19/2021 pg. 54