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'''''Book: A Novel''''' ([[1992 in literature|1992]]) is a [[metafiction|metafictional]] [[novel]] by [[Robert Grudin]]. The story follows [[English language|English]] [[professor]] Adam Snell as he realizes that someone is trying to kill both him and his book, ''Sovrana Sostrata'', a book about truth. As a metafiction work the novel parodies literary forms—each chapter is told in a different style ranging from traditional linear [[drama]], to [[newspaper]] reports, to a [[playwright]]’s script, to a carefully [[annotated]] scholarly work from the 19th Century—to the point where the novel’s [[footnotes |
'''''Book: A Novel''''' ([[1992 in literature|1992]]) is a [[metafiction|metafictional]] [[novel]] by [[Robert Grudin]]. The story follows [[English language|English]] [[professor]] Adam Snell as he realizes that someone is trying to kill both him and his book, ''Sovrana Sostrata'', a book about truth. As a metafiction work the novel parodies literary forms—each chapter is told in a different style ranging from traditional linear [[drama]], to [[newspaper]] reports, to a [[playwright]]’s script, to a carefully [[annotated]] scholarly work from the 19th Century—to the point where the novel’s [[footnotes]]come alive and literally try to take over the narrative. The novel explores the power struggles that exist with [[academia]] and the lack of administration support for creativity within [[university|universities]]. |
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| Author | Robert Grudin |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Metafiction |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | 1992 |
| Publication place |  United States |
| Media type | Print Hardcover and paperback |
| Pages | 251pp |
| ISBN | 0140231137 |
Book: A Novel (1992) is a metafictional novel by Robert Grudin. The story follows English professor Adam Snell as he realizes that someone is trying to kill both him and his book, Sovrana Sostrata, a book about truth. As a metafiction work the novel parodies literary forms—each chapter is told in a different style ranging from traditional linear drama, to newspaper reports, to a playwright’s script, to a carefully annotated scholarly work from the 19th Century—to the point where the novel’s footnotescome alive and literally try to take over the narrative. The novel explores the power struggles that exist with academia and the lack of administration support for creativity within universities.
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