{"product_id":"9780811224185","title":"The Musical Brain: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eA delirious collection of short stories from the Latin American master of micro-fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e A delirious collection of short stories from the Latin American master of microfiction, César Aira–the author of at least eighty novels, most of them barely one hundred pages long–\u003cem\u003eThe Musical Brain \u0026amp; Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e comprises twenty tales about oddballs, freaks, and loonies. Aira, with his \u003cem\u003efuga hacia adelante\u003c\/em\u003e or \"flight forward\" into the unknown, gives us imponderables to ponder and bizarre and seemingly out-of-context plot lines, as well as thoughtful and passionate takes on everyday reality. The title story, first published in the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, is the creme de la creme of this exhilarating collection.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129181716720,"sku":"9780811224185","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780811224185_p0.jpg?v=1763747331","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780811224185","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}