The Last Novel

The Last Novel

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2007 · Englisch · Kindle · 2 editions
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Beschreibung

In recent novels, which have been called "hypnotic," "stunning," and "exhilarating," David Markson has created his own personal genre. In this new work, The Last Novel, an elderly author (referred to only as "Novelist") announces that since this will be his final effort, he has "carte blanche to do anything he damned well pleases."Pressed by solitude and age, Novelist's preoccupations inevitably turn to the stories of other artists — their genius, their lack of recognition, and their deaths. Keeping his personal history out of the story as much as possible, Novelist creates an incantatory stream of fascinating triumphs and failures from the lives of famous and not–so–famous painters, writers, musicians, sports figures, and scientists.As Novelist moves through his last years, a minimalist self–portrait emerges, becoming an intricate masterpiece from David Markson's astonishing imagination. Through these startling, sometimes comic, but often tragic anecdotes we unexpectedly discern the entire shape of a man's life.

Buchdetails

Format Kindle
Seiten 202 Seiten
Sprache Englisch
Veröffentlicht Mar 16, 2007
Verlag Counterpoint LLC
Ausgaben 2 editions
ISBN-10 1582439036
ISBN-13 9781582439037

Genres

Science-Fiction Geschichte Manga Graphic Novels
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