The Regal Lemon Tree - Juan Jose Saer E. M. Cioran and rain makes applesauce

and rain makes applesauce

Though mostly remembered today for his famous duel with Marcel Proust

like The Owl and the Pussycat crossed with Alice in Wonderland

Selected and introduced by writer and critic Lucy Scholes

The Regal Lemon Tree - Juan Jose Saer E. M. Cioran and rain makes applesauceThe Regal Lemon Tree Juan Jos Saer, translated by Sergio Waisman ISBN 9781948830270 240 page paperback published by Open Letter *** One of the late Juan Jos Saer's most beloved novels, The Regal Lemon Tree shows a master stylist at his best. Set during day and night of New Year's Eve building up a barbecue that takes on ritual significance the novel focuses on a couple in the north of Argentina who lost their only son eight years prior. Wenceslao