Irreverent, playful and prolific, Argentinean author Cesar Aira has written over eighty books and has been acknowledged as one of the most enjoyable, provocative and original authors in world literature. Collected here are three of his most acclaimed novels, all typically short- a perfect introduction to the work of this addictively wonderful writer.

In Ghosts, a group of immigrant workers and their families are squatting on the haunted construction site of a luxury condominium building. One teenage girl’s interest in the ghosts on the site becomes so intense that her mother realizes her life is in the balance. An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter tells of a point in the life of German painter Johann Moritz Rugendas, when he visits Latin America to paint its spectacular landscapes. And in The Literary Conference, a young translator called Cesar Aira travels to a literary conference, intent on world domination …