The hare / César Aira ; translated by Nick Caistor.

Clarke, a nineteenth-century English naturalist, roams the pampas in search of that most elusive and rare animal--the Legibrerian hare, whose defining quality seems to be its ability to fly. The local Indians, pointing skyward, report recent sightings of the hare but then ask Clarke to help them sea...

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Main Author: Aira, César, 1949-
Other Authors: Caistor, Nick (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Spanish
Published: New York, NY : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2013.
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Uniform Title:Liebre.

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