In the Beggarly Style of Imitation

by Jean Marc Ah-Sen

Born on the twin backs of torpidity and obsession, In the Beggarly Style of Imitation is a voyage into the mind of one of the Canadian literary underground's most unruly writers. Equal parts tribute to the historical genesis of the novel and the well-trodden subject of love, the exercises of imitation contained in this collection offer a brief survey through the illustrious forms and genres of literary expression: epistolary, aphorism, essay, picaresque, romance and satire culminate in a celebratory brand of fiction that proves with finality that imitation is truly the vilest form of flattery.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889713723
• ISBN13: 9780889713727
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Nightwood Editions
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"