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| Title | : | Wittgenstein's Mistress |
| Author | : | David Markson |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 279 pages |
| Published | : | May 1st 1988 by Dalkey Archive Press |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Philosophy. Novels. Literature |
David Markson
Paperback | Pages: 279 pages Rating: 3.98 | 5035 Users | 611 Reviews
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Wittgenstein's Mistress is a novel unlike anything David Markson - or anyone else - has ever written before. It is the story of a woman who is convinced, and, astonishingly, will ultimately convince the reader as well, that she is the only person left on earth. Presumably she is mad. And yet so appealing is her character, and so witty and seductive her narrative voice, that we will follow her hypnotically as she unloads the intellectual baggage of a lifetime in a series of irreverent meditations on everything and everybody from Brahms to sex to Heidegger to Helen of Troy. And as she contemplates aspects of the troubled past which have brought her to her present state, so too will her drama become one of the few certifiably original fictions of our time.
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| Original Title: | Wittgenstein's Mistress |
| ISBN: | 1564782115 (ISBN13: 9781564782113) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.98 From 5035 Users | 611 ReviewsCritique Epithetical Books Wittgenstein's Mistress
I'm having a quarrel with DFW. He loves this book, and I do not. It hurts me that we disagree. But I read the book, read Wallace's argument (this essay) and the flaws that he points out (and forgives) I can't get past. Here is his defense, which I summarize:-this is one of those novels which cry out for critical interpretation and directs it, like a waltz does in music. -a cross between fiction, and a weird cerebral roman à clef. -he was attracted to the book because of the title, noting itThe world is everything that is the caseWhen looking to purchase a book I always try to buy them used. This allows me to stock my personal library with nice hardcover editions that often cost just as much, or occasionally less, than the price of a new paperback edition while also supporting small businesses that do their part to keep the dream of physical books alive. Used copies of books also come with an elusive presence of the previous owner haunting the pages. Occasionally I will wonder how
The five star, in all good conscience, should only be awarded after a second run-through and piece-together. I am stunned and throat-constricted after finishing this and need to catch my breath, regroup. I have my notes and a review kernel ready but it does no justice to this novel. I don't want to review it. Instead, I want to read it a thousand times.
Naturally what follows is a review of Wittgenstein's Mistress. Not his actual mistress, mind you (with whom I've never had the pleasure), but merely the book named after her.One's language is frequently imprecise in that manner, I have discovered.First, a few facts about the reviewer: 1) Has never read DFW's essay on WM, or anything else by Markson. 2) Is passingly familiar with about 66% of the writers, artists, and composers mentioned throughout, as well as their major works. 3) Has
Till yesterday...Castles in the air was just a phrase for me, today I built one and burned it. I gave myself a new name and wrote it on the sand, the waves took with them a different me. I took a ladder and climbed the moon; the yonder earth looked both sad and serene. With colors from nature, I painted an ocean, where the seashells were crooning and pearls were flying. I asked a tree if my words will live, forever is a myth it replied before dying. Am I alone or am I lonely? Such questions I
David, David, David. How you Wow!* me.** You found your way to me at exactly the right time, and Im devouring you at a pace McCarthy and Bolaño and MarÃas could only hope for. Dont worry Chuck, Bobby, Javi, Im still yours, but David has earned his place in your esteemed company. I am most pleased that this group seems to have so little in commonother than me.But first, the obligatory: a MUCH better review is to be found by JN-M here (read it, Like it, then read it again), if I were to quibble
And of course I was quite out of my mind for a certain period too, back then.I do not know for how long a period, but for a certain period.Time out of mind. Which is a phrase I suspect I may have never properly understood, now that I happen to use it.Time out of mind meaning mad, or time out of mind meaning simply forgotten?Although influences are rather apparent Molloy by Samuel Beckett and The Recognitions by William Gaddis David Markson is quite on his own here and Wittgensteins Mistress is
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