Ebook {Epub PDF} How I Became a Nun by César Aira

 · No such thing! The "I" of César Aira's How I Became a Nun does not, in the course of this short novel become a nun. All the more so, because the main character morphs incessantly from being a little girl (unnamed) and a little boy named César Aira, who, like the eponymous author, is from Coronel Pringles in the State of Buenos Aires/5(). Written by Julia Wolf. How I Became a Nun by César Aira is definitely one of the best short stories of the 21st century. The protagonist is so naïve and defenseless that readers are going to be swept with a wave of protectiveness over this little child with a huge heart.  · Despite the title, no veils or vows are taken in “How I Became a Nun.”. Instead, Aira draws on a tradition of picaresque novels in Spanish that extends back to the 16th century. But he Author: Jascha Hoffman.

How I Became a Nun by César Aira is definitely one of the best short stories of the 21st century. The protagonist is so naïve and defenseless that readers are going to be swept with a wave of protectiveness over this little child with a huge heart. César Aira is a 6-year-old Argentine girl whose first taste of strawberry ice cream is tainted with cyanide. no veils or vows are taken in "How I Became a Nun." Instead, Aira draws on a. How I Became a Nun by César Aira is a novel set in Rosario, Argentina, about a precocious six-year-old named César Aira.César the character, who claims to be, alternately, a boy and a girl (but mainly a girl), has a hyper-developed sense of reality, a plethora of hang-ups, and a casual relationship with the truth. Contrary to what the name suggests, it is not a story of religious awakening.

How I Became a Nun by César Aira is a novel set in Rosario, Argentina, about a precocious six-year-old named César Aira. César the character, who claims to be, alternately, a boy and a girl, has a hyper-developed sense of reality, a plethora of hang-ups, and a casual relationship with the truth. Contrary to what the name suggests, it is not a story of religious awakening, and begins and ends in the same year of the life of the narrator. The Spanish version was first published in Written by Julia Wolf. How I Became a Nun by César Aira is definitely one of the best short stories of the 21st century. The protagonist is so naïve and defenseless that readers are going to be swept with a wave of protectiveness over this little child with a huge heart. Yes, How I became a Nun begins and ends with strawberry ice cream, the opening scene being of a.