The Literary Conference
by: Cesar Aira
Publisher: New Directions Books (1997)
$13.95
Staff Pick by comrade: LS
This book is definitely as absurd as the back cover makes it out to be. Immersed in the nonsense is also a rather thoughtful study of language and metaphor. Aira's attention to detail and lucid stream of consciousness writing remind me of a lesser Borges, perhaps mixed with a little Hunter S. Thompson in this novella.