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Ema the Captive

by César Aira, Chris Andrews
Ema the Captive - Thryft
Ema the Captive - Thryft
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Ema the Captive

by César Aira, Chris Andrews
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ISBN: 9780811219105
Authors: César Aira, Chris Andrews
Publisher: New Directions
Date of Publication: 2016-01-04
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.5
(rated by 626 readers)

Description

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.
 
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.