Patrick Flanery

Life in reverse

Given his Proustian preoccupations, it is no surprise that he focusses on the scented lime blossoms, gathered each year to make a calming tea

issue 17 February 2018

  • The Lime Tree

    César Aira, translated from the Argentinian by Chris Andrews

    And Other Stories, pp. 112

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