theMystery.doc by Matt Mcintosh
Thirteen years in the making, theMystery.doc is a 1700-page shapeshifting novel that is unlike any book that has ever been published before.
At a time when most novels still resemble their Victorian forebears, it's refreshing to encounter a novel that actually looks like a 21st-century production. . a remarkable achievement. * Washington Post *
Glued precariously together from the documentary fragments of a shattered culture and a fractured psyche, as with Eliot's Wasteland, Matthew McIntosh's huge and riveting theMystery.doc stakes out its territory in the unbroken ground of a new and unsettling American century. Haunted the same way that contemporary life is haunted - by snapshots and forgotten emails; scraps of dialogue and movie stills - this brave and massively accomplished book is both a savage exorcism and a dazzling celebration of the novel and the human heart, each with their endless possibilities. A transfixing statement in a shimmering new language. * Alan Moore *
theMystery.doc may seem capacious but is actually sly, shy, and precise, and Matthew McIntosh is ambitious in the good sense: he attempts something new, with new vitality, and at that, absolutely succeeds. * Rachel Kushner *
Sui generis genius. * Robert Olen Butler *
Glued precariously together from the documentary fragments of a shattered culture and a fractured psyche, as with Eliot's Wasteland, Matthew McIntosh's huge and riveting theMystery.doc stakes out its territory in the unbroken ground of a new and unsettling American century. Haunted the same way that contemporary life is haunted - by snapshots and forgotten emails; scraps of dialogue and movie stills - this brave and massively accomplished book is both a savage exorcism and a dazzling celebration of the novel and the human heart, each with their endless possibilities. A transfixing statement in a shimmering new language. * Alan Moore *
theMystery.doc may seem capacious but is actually sly, shy, and precise, and Matthew McIntosh is ambitious in the good sense: he attempts something new, with new vitality, and at that, absolutely succeeds. * Rachel Kushner *
Sui generis genius. * Robert Olen Butler *
Matthew McIntosh is the author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller Well. He lives on the West Coast.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781611856200 |
| ISBN 10 | 1611856205 |
| Title | theMystery.doc |
| Author | Matt Mcintosh |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Year published | 2017-10-05 |
| Number of pages | 1664 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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