{"product_id":"the-last-novel-david-markson-9781593761431","title":"The Last Novel","description":"In recent novels, which have been called \"hypnotic,\" \"stunning,\" and \"exhilarating,\" David Markson has created his own personal genre. In this new work, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Novel, \u003c\/i\u003e 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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePressed by solitude and age, Novelist's preoccupations inevitably turn to the stories of other artists -- their genius, their lack of recognition, and their deaths. Keeping his personal history out of the story as much as possible, Novelist creates an incantatory stream of fascinating triumphs and failures from the lives of famous and not-so-famous painters, writers, musicians, sports figures, and scientists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Novelist moves through his last years, a minimalist self-portrait emerges, becoming an intricate masterpiece from David Markson's astonishing imagination. Through these startling, sometimes comic, but often tragic anecdotes we unexpectedly discern the entire shape of a man's life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Markson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1593761430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593761431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.78w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2007 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/30\/2007 pg. 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2007 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/08\/2007 pg. 16","brand":"David Markson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069465784575,"sku":"9781593761431","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_62daa6a1-b9ea-4f4a-8cb2-940306cba6cc.jpg?v=1685424866","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-novel-david-markson-9781593761431","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}