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Familiar

Into the Forest (#2 Familiar)

Mark Z. Danielewski

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Pantheon Books
15 May 2016
Series: The Familiar
The Familiar, Volume 1 Wherein the cat is found . . . The Familiar, Volume 2 Wherein the cat is hungry . . .

From the universally acclaimed, genre-busting author ofHouse of Leavescomes the second volume ofThe Familiar, a""novel

which

goes beyond the experimental into the visionary,creating a language and style that expands the horizon of meaning . . . hint ing

at an evolved form of literature.""
*

InThe Familiar, Volume 2- Into the Forest, the lives of the disparate and dynamic nine characters introduced in ""One Rainy Day in May"" begin to intersect in inexplicable ways, finding harmonies and echoes in each other. What once seemed remote and disconnected draws closer-slowly, steadily-towardsomething inevitable. . . . At the center of it all is Xanther, a twelve-year-old girl, for whom the world around her seems to be opening, exposing doors and windows, visions and sounds, questions and ideas previously unknown. With each passing day, she begins to glimpse something she does not understand but unequivocally craves-the only thing that will bring her relief and keep her new friend alive.

(With full-color illustrations throughout.)
*Library Journal, starred review
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Imprint:   Pantheon Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 160mm,  Spine: 47mm
Weight:   1.665kg
ISBN:   9780375714962
ISBN 10:   0375714960
Series:   The Familiar
Pages:   880
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mark Z. Danielewski was born in New York City and now lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews for Familiar: Into the Forest (#2 Familiar)

PRAISE FOR THE FAMILIAR, VOLUME 2: Now we have Volume 2 (Chapter 2, really) and it is somehow, remarkably, amazingly, almost impossibly better. . . . I have never worried so much for a character as I did for [Xanther] in the final pages and, honest to God, I'm not even entirely sure what happened. Or to whom. Or how. But maybe Volume 3 will make it clear. Only six more months to wait. That ought to be just about enough time to recover, I figure, before The Familiar crawls into my lap and blows my mind all over again. Jason Sheehan, NPR Books The series at times recalls Ulysses, Infinite Jest, and Cloud Atlas in its complexity, structure, and echoing parallel narratives . . . The literary world is stronger for having boundary pushers like Danielewski. Ryan Vlastelica, The A.V. Club Volume 2 reads like a graphic novel with very few pictures, though the images are critical. The wide array of plotlines create disparate parts that are slowly converging, encoded as a codex, the decoding of which what we loosely call reading renders an open-ended experience. Highly recommended for the intrepid reader. Library Journal (starred review) Readers with an interest in the latest in literary experimentalism will thrill at Danielewski s approach. Kirkus Reviews PRAISE FOR MARK Z. DANIELEWSKI: One of the most gifted and versatile writers of our time. Steven Moore, The Washington Post His use of evocative typography words that visually reinforce their meaning on the page leaves readers dazzled. Kim O Connor, Slate You hold on for dear life by your fingertips, but the exertion is worth it when you finally get to the top and see the panorama of Danielewski s literary universe. Dylan Foley, Chicago Tribune


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