Review: César Aira's "The Miracle Cures of Dr. Aira"From the Print
Mr. Aira continues to assert the interchangeability of the novel and the “miracle cure,” calling attention to the fact that, like quixotic chemists, most writers have encyclopedic aspirations when they start a project, a desire to include a universe of material. But every writer—or miracle doctor—must eventually come back down to earth.