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Reader's Block by David Markson (Dalkey Archive, 2001) PB
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    Condition
    Very Good
    A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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    “Very good condition second printing, 2001. Pages look free of notations. One page has a crease. ...
    Narrative Type
    Nonfiction
    Original Language
    English
    Vintage
    Yes
    ISBN
    9781564781321
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    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Deep Vellum Publishing
    ISBN-10
    1564781321
    ISBN-13
    9781564781321
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    213233

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    Reader's Block
    Number of Pages
    194 Pages
    Language
    English
    Publication Year
    2014
    Topic
    Psychological, Literary
    Genre
    Fiction
    Author
    David Markson
    Book Series
    American Literature Ser.
    Format
    Trade Paperback

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    0.6 in
    Item Weight
    9.2 Oz
    Item Length
    8.3 in
    Item Width
    5.3 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    LCCN
    96-002323
    Dewey Edition
    20
    Reviews
    "Finally, a prose sequel to T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land. This is really a work of genius." -- Ann Beattie, "Finally, a prose sequel to T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land. This is really a work of genius."--Ann Beattie
    Grade From
    College Graduate Student
    Dewey Decimal
    813/.54
    Synopsis
    In this spellbinding, utterly unconventional fiction, an aging author who is identified only as Reader contemplates the writing of a novel. As he does, other matters insistently crowd his mind-literary and cultural anecdotes, endless quotations attributed and not, scholarly curiosities-the residue of a lifetime's reading which is apparently all he has to show for his decades on earth. Out of these unlikely yet incontestably fascinating materials-including innumerable details about the madness and calamity in many artists' and writers' lives, the eternal critical affronts, the startling bigotry, the countless suicides-David Markson has created a novel of extraordinary intellectual suggestiveness. But while shoring up Reader's ruins with such fragments, Markson has also managed to electrify his novel with an almost unbearable emotional impact. Where Reader ultimately leads us is shattering., In this spellbinding, utterly unconventional fiction, an aging author who is identified only as Reader contemplates the writing of a novel. As he does, other matters insistently crowd his mind - literary and cultural anecdotes, endless quotations attributed and not, scholarly curiosities - the residue of a lifetime's reading which is apparently all he has to show for his decades on earth. Out of these unlikely yet incontestably fascinating materials - including innumerable details about the madness and calamity in many artists' and writers' lives, the eternal critical affronts, the startling bigotry, the countless suicides - David Markson has created a novel of extraordinary intellectual suggestiveness. But while shoring up Reader's ruins with such fragments, Markson has also managed to electrify his novel with an almost unbearable emotional impact. Where Reader ultimately leads us is shattering.
    LC Classification Number
    PS3563.A67R43 1996

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