☰

Literature & Fiction

Essays & Correspondence

Fare Forward: Letters from David Markson

Not Available / Digital Item

Fare Forward: Letters from David Markson

In this first-ever book of letters by novelist David Marksonâ€”a quintessential "writer's writer" whose work David Foster Wallace once lauded as "pretty much the high point of experimental fiction in this country"â€”readers will experience Markson at his wittiest and warmest. Poet Laura Sims shares her correspondence with him, which began with an impassioned fan letter in 2003 and ended with his death in 2010, finally allowing a glimpse into the personal world of this solitary man who found his life's solace in literature.

The letters trace the growth of a genuine and moving friendship between two writers at very different stages; in them we see Markson grapple, humorously, with the indignities of old age and poor health, and reminisce about his early days as a key literary figure in the Greenwich Village scene of the 1950s and 60s. At the same time, he sincerely celebrates Sims's marriage and the first milestones of her career as a poet. The book is full of engaging commentary on life, love, and the writing life.

Markson reveals himself to be casually erudite, caustically funny, lovably cantankerous, and always entertaining. This volume marks a significant contribution to our understanding and appreciation of Markson's indubitably important and affecting body of work and will be a delight for his longtime fans as well as those just now discovering him.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Country	USA
Author	David Markson
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781576877128
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	powerHouse Books
Manufacturer	powerHouse Books
NumberOfPages	156
PublicationDate	2014-04-15
Publisher	powerHouse Books
ReleaseDate	2014-04-15
Studio	powerHouse Books

You might also like...

This is Not a Novel and Other Novels

This is Not a Novel and Other Novels

The Ghosts of Birds

The Ghosts of Birds

Conversations with David Foster Wallace (Literary Conversations Series)

Conversations with David Foster Wallace (Literary Conversations Series)

The Complete Short Prose of Samuel Beckett, 1929-1989

The Complete Short Prose of Samuel Beckett, 1929-1989