The Literary Conference (New Directions Pearls)

作者 Cesar Aira著Katherine Silver译
出版社 W.W. Norton & Co.
出版时间 2010年5月
ISBN 9780811218788
定价 119.90

内容简介

Césarisatranslatorwho’sfallenonveryhardtimesduetotheglobaleconomicdownturn;heisalsoanauthor,andamadscientisthell-bentonworlddomination.Onavisittothebeachheintuitivelysolvesanancientriddle,findsapirate’streasure,andbecomesaverywealthyman.Evenso,César’sbidforworlddominationcomesfirstandsoheattendsaliteraryconferencetobenearthemanwhoseclonehehopeswillleadanarmytovictory:theworld-renownedMexicanauthor,CarlosFuentes.Acomicsciencefictionfantasyofthefirstorder,TheLiteraryConferenceistheperfectvehicleforCésarAira’stakeoverofliteratureinthe21stcentury.

作者简介

CésarAira(b.1949)wasborninCoronelPringles,Argentina,in1949.Hehaspublishedmorethanseventybooksoffictionandessays.Theaward-winningtranslatorKatherineSilverhaswonaPENTranslationFundAward,anNEAgrant,andaBlackMountainInstitute/RainmakersGrant.SheisnowtheCo-directoroftheBanffInternationalLiteraryTranslationCentre.

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