Mezzanine

by Nicholson Baker

2020-09-02 19:09:26

In his startling, witty, and inexhaustibly inventive first novel-first published in 1986 and now reissued as a Grove Press paperback-the author of Vox and The Fermata uses a one-story escalator ride as the occasion for a dazzling reappraisal of every... Read more
In his startling, witty, and inexhaustibly inventive first novel-first published in 1986 and now reissued as a Grove Press paperback-the author of Vox and The Fermata uses a one-story escalator ride as the occasion for a dazzling reappraisal of everyday objects and rituals. From the humble milk carton to the act of tying one''s shoes, The Mezzanine at once defamiliarizes the familiar world and endows it with loopy and euphoric poetry. Nicholson Baker''s accounts of the ordinary become extraordinary through his sharp storytelling and his unconventional, conversational style. At first glance, The Mezzanine appears to be a book about nothing. In reality, it is a brilliant celebration of things, simultaneously demonstrating the value of reflection and the importance of everyday human human experiences. Less

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Publication date July 13, 2010
Languageeng
ISBN602567427551
Nicholson Baker (born Jan 7, 1957) His early novels such as The Mezzanine and Room Temperature were distinguished by their minute inspection of his characters' and narrators' stream of consciousness. ...

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