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Anatomy. Monotony. [Reading the Dalkey Archive]

Anatomy. Monotony. Edy Poppy   Original Publication: 2005 Original Publication in English Translation: 2018 Original Publisher in English: Dalkey Archive Press   Although I’m filing this as a “Reading the Dalkey Archive” post, it’s actually about two books: Anatomy. Monotony. by Norwegian ...

Mulligan Stew [Reading the Dalkey Archive]

Mulligan Stew Gilbert Sorrentino   Original Publication: 1979 Original Publisher: Grove Press First Dalkey Archive Edition: 1996   "Cheers!" So this may be the first—but definitely not the last—entry in this series that is kind of weird. First off, unlike the earlier posts, which try to say ...

The Book of Jokes [Reading the Dalkey Archive]

  The Book of Jokes Momus   Original publication: 2009 Original publisher: Dalkey Archive   The Book of Jokes is first original Dalkey Archive  title to be part of this series, and woo-boy is it a doozy. If you're playing “Offensive Dalkey Archive Content Bingo," you're all set! There are ...

Ryder [Reading the Dalkey Archive]

  Ryder Djuna Barnes   Original Publication: 1928 Original Publisher: Boni & Liveright First Dalkey Archive Edition: 1990   This is a baggy novel of excess, and as someone who finds it nearly impossible to keep the thread—or develop a coherent thesis (any and all AI grading systems ...

Perfect Lives [Reading the Dalkey Archive]

  Perfect Lives Robert Ashley   Original Publication: 1991 Original Publisher: Archer Fields Press First Dalkey Archive Edition: 2011   Let’s start with the cover. When this first arrived in the mail, I was certain that Ingram had sent it to me on accident. It looks nothing like ...