The Famous Magician
A certain writer (past sixty, enjoying 'a certain renown') strolls through the old book market in a Buenos Aires park: My Sunday walk through the market, repeated over so many years, was part of my general fantasizing about books. It helps him know what my as-yet unwritten books would be about. Unfortunately, he is currently suffering writer's block. Soon, however, that proves to be the least of our hero's problems. There in the market, he tries and fails to avoid the insufferable boor Ovando-a complete loser, but a man supremely full of himself: Conceit was never less justified. And yet, is Ovando a master magician? Can he turn sugar cubes i…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Andrews, Chris (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8112-2889-3
- EAN: 9780811228893
- Produktnummer: 32966746
- Verlag: New Directions
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 48 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B17.1 cm
Über den Autor
Nominated for a Neustadt award and the Man Booker International Prize, César Aira was born in Coronel Pringles, Argentina, in 1949. He has published at least one hundred books and recently created a limited edition, Valise, for the Museum of Modern Art, NYC.
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