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The Lime Tree opens with the description of a giant lime tree in the town square of Coronel Pringles. From that tree's blossom, the author's father would brew a sedative tea, an infusion associated with the recovery of childhood memories. But Aira's childhood, unlike that of Proust's narrator in In Search of Lost Time, is marked by historical events: the ousting of Peron in 1955. A devoted Peronist, Aira's father lost his job as a municipal electrician. His dreams of ascent to the middle class broken, he lapsed into sullenness while his wife reveled in her anti-Peronism.
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César Aira, geb. 1949 in Coronel Pringles, Argentinien, lebt seit 1967 in Buenos Aires, wo er sich zunächst als Übersetzer einen Namen machte. Er hat zahlreiche Romane, Erzählungen, Essays und Theaterstücke veröffentlicht und zählt zu den wichtigsten Autoren Lateinamerikas.
Riassunto
The elegant lime trees lining the main square of Colonel Pringles bring back memories of childhood in this charming fictional memoir by Man Booker International shortlisted Cesar Aira. A colourful mosaic of a small town, The Lime Tree is a playful portrait of the artist as a child and an invitation to visit the source of Aira's imagination.
