The literary conference
Book • 2010
The Literary Conference is a brief, inventive work by César Aira that opens with a tantalizing puzzle—the Makuto line—and then diverges into surreal and digressive episodes.
Aira's technique often promises one narrative trajectory and then skillfully shifts into something else, trusting readers to follow.
The novella explores the absurdities of literary life, authority, and the mechanics of storytelling with wry detachment.
Aira's compact form and precise prose create the impression of a sprawling tale condensed into a small package.
Readers praise the book for its inventiveness and sly subversions.
Aira's technique often promises one narrative trajectory and then skillfully shifts into something else, trusting readers to follow.
The novella explores the absurdities of literary life, authority, and the mechanics of storytelling with wry detachment.
Aira's compact form and precise prose create the impression of a sprawling tale condensed into a small package.
Readers praise the book for its inventiveness and sly subversions.
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