The Literary Conference is a novella by the Argentinean writer César Aira.
[1] The book follows the adventures of Aira as he attends a literary conference while attempting to take over the world by growing an army of Carlos Fuentes clones.
[2] Aira also pines for a beautiful woman from his past and must contend with unintended consequences of his cloning experiments that lead to catastrophe.
[3] Critics have lauded The Literary Conference for its startling blend of science fiction, baroque surrealism, metaphysical incongruities, and hoary genre conventions borrowed from old B movies.
[4][5] The original Spanish-language edition of the book was published by Tusquets in Argentina in 1997 under the title "El congreso de Literatura".