Cesar Aira, autofabulador

As is well known, Cesar Aira (Argentina 1949) is considered one of the most eminent contemporary writers. What is less known is that, across twenty-four novels and short stories, as well as a theatre play, he imagines himself living implausible and even impossible adventures. In Spanish, theorists refer to these creative self-narratives as autofabulaciones, and Aira's record in this realm makes him one of the most prolific autofabuladores in the world. Why does he immerse himself in so many imaginary lives? Through a close reading of his work and autofictional theory, this book proposes three complementary hypotheses related to the 1976-1983 dictatorship, literary irony, and literary play. --- Sabido es que Cesar Aira (Argentina 1949) es considerado uno de los escritores contemporaneos mas eminentes. Menos sabido es que, en veinticuatro novelas y cuentos asi como una obra de teatro, se imagina viviendo aventuras inverosimiles e incluso imposibles. Los teoricos se refieren a estos relatos personales altamente creativos como 'autofabulaciones', y la productividad de Aira en este campo lo convierte en uno de los 'autofabuladores' mas notables del mundo. Por que sumergirse en tantas vidas imaginarias? En un vaiven entre el analisis de su obra y la teoria autoficcional, este libro propone tres hipotesis complementarias relacionadas con la dictadura de 1976-1983, la ironia y el juego literario.