Cómo me hice monja

How I Became a Nun

Author

César Aira

Language

Spanish

Year

1992

First Pub.

Argentina

Genre

Novel

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How I Became a Nun by César Aira is a novel set in Rosario, Argentina, about a precocious six-year-old named César Aira. César the character, who claims to be, alternately, a boy and a girl, has a hyper-developed sense of reality, a plethora of hang-ups, and a casual relationship with the truth. Contrary to what the name suggests, it is not a story of religious awakening, and begins and ends in the same year of the life of the narrator. The Spanish version was first published in 1993. Chris Andrews’ English translation was published by New Directions in 2007.