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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. ...
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. ...
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