NEW USES FOR FAILURE is calling for a different kind of criticism, in which its writer is self-conscious and knows himself/herself to be unreliable, also. Colman is a thoughtful narrator of his ideas, and a playful reader: he approaches Ben Lerner's writing on its terms, and on his own. ISBN-13: 9780865478107 Summary In the last year, the narrator of 10:04 has enjoyed unlikely literary success, has been diagnosed with a potentially fatal medical condition, and has been asked by his best friend to help her conceive a child. His criticism is lively, witty, and has an engaging style more usually seen in a novel. 10:04 Ben Lerner, 2014 Faber and Faber 256 pp. "Adam Colman writes about writing with a unique take on literature and in a fresh voice. This is part of Fiction Advocate's Afterwords series. A manifesto, a critical analysis, and a winking work of satire, NEW USES FOR FAILURE marks the arrival of a sparkling new genre. In this sharp, playful book, Colman dives deep into Ben Lerner's 10:04 to create a "how to" manual for anyone who wants to write, or simply understand, essayistic fiction. Call it what you will Adam Colman calls it essayistic fiction. A brave new mode of literature has been emerging in the work of Sheila Heti, Karl Ove Knausgaard, and others.
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