Joe Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Still making my way through this short story, but Aira is among the more important living South American (Argentine) writers, and one of the few fiction writers I can think of who has ever incorporated improvisation as part of his writing practice. http://bombmagazine.org/article/5992210/cecil-taylor "He played a note with his left hand, a deep B flat, which reverberated with slow submarine convulsions ... And that was all, because the lady of the house was standing beside him, closing the lid over the keys with a movement so smooth and effective it seemed to have been rehearsed." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon8 Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Thanks for the heads up. There something with Argentinian writers and jazz (see Cortazar's "The Pursuer", based on Charlie Parker)! Aira's "An Episode in the LIfe of a Landscape Painter" was a fascinating read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Yes, I am reading this as a kind of double tribute: Taylor and Cortazar. My favorite Aira thus far has been VARAMO, which, among other things, offers a deftly satirical treatment of how the canons of literary Modernism have been constructed in and for Latin America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) Thanks for posting that, Joe. Didn't know of Aira's work before this. Edited February 28, 2015 by paul secor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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