by Cesar Aira · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788497935388
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«Ema, la cautiva» is the historical fiction novel by César Aira, published by Nuevas Ediciones de Bolsillo in paperback (206 pages, in Spanish).
In the Argentine pampa, Ema, a young captive, is held by an indigenous group. Aira reinterprets the classic theme of the white captive to build a historical fiction that plays with identity, freedom, and the clash between civilization and barbarism.
Work originally published in 1981; this paperback edition is from 2005 and is part of the Contemporánea collection by Debolsillo.
Will appeal to fans of historical fiction and Argentine narrative seeking a critical revision of the captive myth.
César Aira is an Argentine writer and translator, and an exponent of contemporary Argentine literature. He has published over a hundred short books of stories, novels and essays. He has lectured at the University of Buenos Aires, on Copi and Arthur Rimbaud, and at the University of Rosario on Constructivism and Stéphane Mallarmé, and has translated and edited books from France, England, Italy, Brazil, Spain, Mexico, and Venezuela.
