20 Lines a Day (American Literature Series)
Taking his title from Stendhal's practice of writing "20 lines a day, genius or not," Mathews produced this book over a year and a half while working on several other projects. Although its ostensible purpose was to overcome the anxiety of each day's new blank page, this practice helped Mathews confront certain personal concerns, including illness, travel, home, and relationships. Perhaps its most significant fucntion was to allow him to mourn the loss of his friend, the novelist Georges Perec. While Perec is mentioned only briefly at the beginning and end of these selections, it is clear that these lines commemorate Perec by examining the issues raised by his death.Mollie Brodsky, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.