The Literary Conference

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Published: 05/25/2010
ISBN: 9780811218788
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.19lbs
Size: 7.00h x 4.50w x 0.25d
Award: Best Translated Book Award - Finalist

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