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
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We Are All of Us Entertained: A Review of The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
We Are All of Us Entertained: A Review of The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez Karlo Yeager Rodriguez Under Review:The Spear Cuts Through Water, Simon Jimenez. Del Rey, August 2022. Reading a novel that adopts the structures and cadences of both theater and oral storytelling, with shifting perspectives and voices adding to the … Continue reading We Are All of Us Entertained: A Review of The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
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