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The Case of the Persevering Maltese


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A companion to The Human Country: New and Collected Stories, this volume contains all of Harry Mathews's nonfiction. These astonishing essays cover a wide range of literary topics, including discussion of complex musical forms and Oulipian techniques, to insightful commentaries on the works of Lewis Carroll, Raymond Roussel, Italo Calvino, Joseph McElroy, and Georges Perec. Throughout the collection Mathews examines the relationship between form and literature in a lucid, intimate voice, arguing with intelligence, grace, and humor for the importance of artifice.

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ISBN-10 1-56478-288-3
ISBN-13 9781564782885
Publication Date Mar 2003
Nb of pages 290
Dimensions 5.5 x 8.5 in.

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Washington Post
I keep returning to Mathews because his work is so absolutely distinctive and original.

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