Vanishing Point (Markson novel)

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Vanishing Point
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Author David Markson
PublisherShoemaker & Hoard
Publication date
2004
Pages191
ISBN 978-1593760106
Followed by The Last Novel  

Vanishing Point is an experimental novel by David Markson which was published in 2004. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Joseph Tabbi (2010), The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Fiction, John Wiley & Sons, p. 685, ISBN   9781405192446
  2. S.J. Burn (2004), "'Narratives of information': Review of: D. Markson, Vanishing Point", American Book Review, 26 (1): 25, ISSN   0149-9408