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9 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A single moment in one's life is what a novel is -- today.,
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This review is from: Arcade or How to Write a Novel (Lish, Gordon) (Hardcover)
This author subtitles his story, "Or How to Write a Novel," which is the key to understanding the wanderings and the repetitous manner of the telling. As in many of his previous novels ("Peru" is the best example), there is a moment in life that is fashioned as a diamond, hardened and central to the emotional life of the protagonist. In "Arcade," it is the trip to a vacation spot and a few moments that stick in the character, I Gordon's, memory. All else revolves around that, and always will. Lish goes the next step beyond Sam Beckett. And like Beckett, Lish says our lives are a vaudeville routine at best. Gordon Lish deserves a better reading by critics and, especially, NYTimes reviewers. |
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Arcade or How to Write a Novel (Lish, Gordon) by Gordon Lish (Hardcover - November 6, 1998)
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