99: The New Meaning

by Walter Abish and Cecile Abish

Book Overview

Fiction. Art. Five collage textswith six photographs by Cecile Abish. The five stories that make up 99: THE NEW MEANING are created entirely from fragments of other works. From Abish's introduction: "These works were undertaken in a playful spirit--not actually 'written' but orchestrated. The fragmented narrative can be said to function as a kind of lure--given the constraints, anything else would be beyond its scope. In using selected segments of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0930901673
• ISBN13: 9780930901677
• Release Date: June 1990
• Publisher: Burning Deck
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.