![]() His book on the origins of the addiction aesthetic is forthcoming from Palgrave Macmillan. by Ben Lerner 2,310 Kindle Edition £727£8.99 Available instantly Audible Audiobooks £000£14. Bravo!”Īdam Colman has written for The Believer, KCRW and McSweeney’s Organist podcast, The Nervous Breakdown, and more. 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. His criticism is lively, witty, and has an engaging style more usually seen in a novel. “Adam Colman writes about writing with a unique take on literature and in a fresh voice. 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. ![]() How (and Why) to Write Fiction Like an EssayistĪ brave new mode of literature has been emerging in the work of Sheila Heti, Karl Ove Knausgaard, and others. ![]()
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