The Literary Conference

César is a translator who's fallen on very hard times due to the global economic downturn; he...
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Author: César Aira
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Language: English
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The Literary Conference by Aira, César

The Literary Conference

$32.69

The Literary Conference

$32.69
Author: César Aira
Format: Paperback
Language: English
César is a translator who's fallen on very hard times due to the global economic downturn; he is also an author, and a mad scientist hell-bent on world domination. On a visit to the beach he intuitively solves an ancient riddle, finds a pirate's treasure, and becomes a very wealthy man. Even so, César's bid for world domination comes first and so he attends a literary conference to be near the man whose clone he hopes will lead an army to victory: the world-renowned Mexican author, Carlos Fuentes. A comic science fiction fantasy of the first order, The Literary Conference is the perfect vehicle for César Aira's take over of literature in the 21st century.

Author: César Aira
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Published: 05/25/2010
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.19lbs
Size: 7.00h x 4.50w x 0.25d
ISBN: 9780811218788


Award: Best Translated Book Award - Finalist


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/15/2010 pg. 28
New Yorker (The) 06/07/2010 pg. 79
New York Review of Books 01/13/2011 pg. 36

About the Author
Silver, Katherine: - Katherine Silver's award-winning translations include works by María Sonia Cristoff, Daniel Sada, César Aira, Julio Cortázar, Juan Carlos Onetti, and Julio Ramón Ribeyro. The author of Echo Under Story, she does volunteer interpreting for asylum seekers.Aira, César: - Nominated for a Neustadt award and the Man Booker International Prize, CÉSAR AIRA was born in Coronel Pringles, Argentina, in 1949. He has published at least one hundred books and recently created a limited edition, "The Valise," for the Museum of Modern Art, NYC.

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