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Dhalgren

Samuel R. Delany, 1975

Ends mid-sentence with words that complete the first line, making the novel a loop; the final chapter splits into parallel columns of a notebook the reader must interleave.

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Layout, rotation, color, or spacing is part of the traversal.

Details

First published
1975
Original language
English
Medium
Print
Needs the physical object
No. Any edition works.

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