The novel isn’t a fixed concept. From its earliest incarnations to the modern day, writers have been playing with the fundamentals of the form, pushing boundaries and changing rules as they go. Sometimes these efforts are subtle, but sometimes they’re drastic, resulting in final works I like to call “anti-novels.” Anti-novels rewrite the rules of […]
Dodge Rose
Eliza travels to Sydney to deal with the estate of her Aunt Dodge, and finds Maxine, a hitherto unknown cousin, occupying Dodge's apartment. When legal complications derail plans to live it up on their inheritance, the women's lives become consumed by absurd attempts to deal with Australian tax law, as well their own mounting boredom and squalor. The most astonishing debut novel of the decade, Dodge Rose calls to mind Henry Green in its skewed use of colloquial speech, James Joyce in its love of inventories, and William Gaddis in its virtuoso lampooning of law, high finance, and national myth.
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Dodge Rose
Eliza travels to Sydney to deal with the estate of her Aunt Dodge, and finds Maxine, a hitherto unknown cousin, occupying Dodge's apartment. When legal complications derail plans to live it up on their inheritance, the women's lives become consumed by absurd attempts to deal with Australian tax law, as well their own mounting boredom and squalor. The most astonishing debut novel of the decade, Dodge Rose calls to mind Henry Green in its skewed use of colloquial speech, James Joyce in its love of inventories, and William Gaddis in its virtuoso lampooning of law, high finance, and national myth.
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ISBN-13: | 9781628971200 |
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Publisher: | Deep Vellum Publishing |
Publication date: | 02/15/2016 |
Series: | Australian Literature |
Pages: | 165 |
Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
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