Book summaryMark Z. Danielewski, famous for his labyrinthine HOUSE OF LEAVES, takes the formal elements of fiction to dizzying new heights in ONLY REVOLUTIONS. The novel reads in both directions, with two narrators telling the story in free verse--the reader must flip the book, turn it upside down, and read from both ends. It's a wild, somewhat annoying, conceit, but the overall effect of the converging stories is fiendishly fun. Sam and Hailey, the teenage protagonists, embark on a cross-country (and cross-time) journey filled with crime and outlandish characters. Danielewski's super postmodern allegorical romp through America is so all-encompassing and expansive in nature that it resembles a crash course between HOUSE OF LEAVES and LEAVES OF GRASS--a true ode to the depths and reaches of American life. Media reviews"The daunting maze explored in [Mark Z.] Danielewski's Borgesian first novel HOUSE OF LEAVES (2000), only hinted at the depths to be plumbed in its intimidating innovative successor...You have to work at it, but it's a trip well worth taking." [Starred review.] |
Only Revolutions : A Novel: A Setby Danielewski, Mark ZAdvanced Reading Copy (ARC)
Book desription: New York: Pantheon Books, 2006. A chance to own a rare set of two advanced reading copies. Unread. One copy was boldly signed and dated 'Oct. 22, 2006' by the author with a large gold 'Z' at the 'front' of Hailey's story on the 'you were there' page, and the other boldly signed and dated 'Oct. 22, 2006' by the author with a large green 'Z' at the 'front' of Sam's story on the 'you were there' page. A 2006 National Book Award nominee. Another unique book from the author of the cult literary/horror novel 'The House of Leaves'. The journey of two kids, Hailey and Sam, whose stories alternate in space and time as they race across the country. The book itself appears to have two covers, one gold, the other green. The green novel follows Sam's story from 1863 to 1963. Flip it over, and the novel with the gold cover tells Hailey's story that begins in 1963 ands ends in 2063. A sidebar on each page keeps the reader abreast of the historical events that occur as trhe novel(s) progress. The publisher recommends the reading of eight pages at a time from each story.. Both SIGNED and Dated by the Author.. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). Pictorial Wrappers. As New.
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