The Novelist as Conceptual Artist: A Review of The Famous Magician by César Aira

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

A Revolutionary Wave: Review of JJ Amaworo Wilson’s Nazaré

A Revolutionary Wave: Review of JJ Amaworo Wilson’s Nazaré Fabio Fernandes Under Review:Nazaré. JJ Amaworo Wilson. PM Press, 2021. First, let me explain one thing to you, reader: this is a review written by a person born and raised in a Third World country. As a Brazilian citizen, whose first language is Portuguese (our only … Continue reading A Revolutionary Wave: Review of JJ Amaworo Wilson’s Nazaré

Review Copy Received: Aleksandar Žiljak’s As the Distant Bells Toll

ARB regularly posts updates about review copies—print and digital—received by the editors and available for review. We receive this as a result of editor-direct outreach to presses to inquire about specific books and topics, as well as via our page describing review copy policy, available here. ARB has a digital (PDF, ePub, and MOBI) review … Continue reading Review Copy Received: Aleksandar Žiljak’s As the Distant Bells Toll