Otts reviewed The Famous Magician by César Aira
An author is offered a devil’s bargain: will he give up reading and writing books …
Unable to escape one’s own thoughts
4 stars
Originally written in 2013, this meta novella asks the author to choose between Magic and Literature. Are the two, in fact, the same? Or is Magic a transcendence of Literature? A quick, fun read that’s sitting with me the more I turn it over in my head.