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Do you know who César Aira is?

Don't forget to visit our webpage for more info and quotes www.spanishizer.com / info@spanishizer.com / Spanishizer, the Spanish specialists! César Aira  ( Argentine Spanish :  [ˈse.saɾ ˈai.ɾa] ; [1]  born 23 February 1949 in  Coronel Pringles ,  Buenos Aires Province ) is an  Argentine writer and translator, and an exponent of  Argentine contemporary literature . Aira has published over a hundred short books of stories, novels and essays. In fact, at least since 1993 a hallmark of his work is an almost frenetic level of writing and publication—two to five novella-length books each year. [2]  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. [3 His work [ ...

What is a Metaphor?

Don't forget to visit our webpage for more info and quotes  www.spanishizer.com  /  info@spanishizer.com A  metaphor  is a  figure of speech  that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. [1]  It may provide clarity or identify hidden similarities between two ideas.  Antithesis ,  hyperbole ,  metonymy  and  simile  are all types of metaphor. [2]  One of the most commonly cited examples of a metaphor in English literature is the " All the world's a stage " monologue from  As You Like It : All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances ... — William Shakespeare ,  As You Like It , 2/7 [3] This quotation expresses a metaphor because the world is not literally a stage. By asserting that the world is a stage, Shakespeare uses points of comparison between the world and a stage to convey a...

Jorge Luis Borges, The "Great Master"

Don't forget to visit my webpage for more info and quotes  www.spanishizer.com / info@spanishizer.com Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo   KBE  ( / ˈ b ɔːr h ɛ s / ; [1]   Spanish:  [ˈboɾxes]   ( listen ) ; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer , essayist, poet and translator , and a key figure in  Spanish-language literature . His best-known books,  Ficciones  ( Fictions ) and  El Aleph  ( The Aleph ), published in the 1940s, are compilations of short stories interconnected by common themes, including dreams, labyrinths, philosophy , libraries, mirrors, fictional writers, and mythology. [2]  Borges' works have contributed to  philosophical literature  and the  fantasy  genre, and have been considered by some critics to mark the beginning of the  magic realist movement in 20th century Latin American literature. [3]  His late poems converse wit...

What is Literary Translation?

            Whether it is a book on Greek philosophy or a short story by an indie author, a good Literary Translator is what you need when the topic of the text is related to, mainly, the Human Sciences and General Knowledge. Literary Translators have a vast experience in dealing with texts in which the meaning given by the author is sometimes abstract, subtle or obscure. We are trained for that. A good Literary Translator is him / herself a good writer too. The translator knows what the author wants to say because he/she could have expressed it the same way. Behind every Literary Translator there is, usually, a good Writer or Copy-writer. So, now that you know the main functions of a Literary Translator, please feel free to contact me at your convenience so I can give you a free quote:  diego.m.carpio@gmail.com