The Novelist as Conceptual Artist: A Review of The Famous Magician by César Aira Matthew Eatough Under Review:The Famous Magician, César Aira. Translated by Chris Andrews. New Directions, September 2022. The Argentine writer César Aira’s latest novel to be translated into English, The Famous Magician, begins with a Faustian proposal: Given the chance, would you … Continue reading The Novelist as Conceptual Artist: A Review of The Famous Magician by César Aira