Description: The Whalestoe Letters by Mark Z. Danielewski Between 1982 and 1989, Pelafina H. Lievre sent her son, Johnny Truant, a series of letters from The Three Attic Whalestoe Institute, a psychiatric facility in Ohio where she spent the final years of her life. Beautiful, heartfelt, and tragic, this correspondence reveals the powerful and deeply moving relationship between a brilliant though mentally ill mother and the precocious, gifted young son she never ceases to love.Originally contained within the monumental House of Leaves, this collection stands alone as a stunning portrait of mother and child. It is presented here along with a foreword by Walden D. Wyhrta and eleven previously unavailable letters. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Between 1982 and 1989, Pelafina H. Li vre sent her son, Johnny Truant, a series of letters from The Three Attic Whalestoe Institute, a psychiatric facility in Ohio where she spent the final years of her life. Beautiful, heartfelt, and tragic, this correspondence reveals the powerful and deeply moving relationship between a brilliant though mentally ill mother and the precocious, gifted young son she never ceases to love.Originally contained within the monumental House of Leaves, this collection stands alone as a stunning portrait of mother and child. It is presented here along with a foreword by Walden D. Wyhrta and eleven previously unavailable letters. Author Biography Mark Z. Danielewski was born in 1966. Review "From the madhouse, Johnny Truants mother writes some of the most tender, chilling, faux-psychotic writing Ive ever read. This dangerous, lucid, confused but very eloquent lady . . . is playful, apologetic, crazed, paranoid, self-abasing, cunning—a tigress with a gift for gab." —Robert Kelly, The New York Times Book Review "The Whalestoe Letters are dazzling." —Steven Moore, The Washington Post "Danielewski has a songwriters heart." —John Freeman, Time Out New York Review Quote "From the madhouse, Johnny Truants mother writes some of the most tender, chilling, faux-psychotic writing Ive ever read. This dangerous, lucid, confused but very eloquent lady . . . is playful, apologetic, crazed, paranoid, self-abasing, cunning--a tigress with a gift for gab." --Robert Kelly, The New York Times Book Review Details ISBN0375714413 Author Mark Z. Danielewski Short Title WHALESTOE LETTERS Language English ISBN-10 0375714413 ISBN-13 9780375714412 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 2000 Imprint Pantheon Books Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Residence Los Angeles, CA, US Birth 1966 Subtitle From House of Leaves DOI 10.1604/9780375714412 UK Release Date 2000-10-10 AU Release Date 2000-10-10 NZ Release Date 2000-10-10 US Release Date 2000-10-10 Illustrator Thomas Yeates Affiliation Research Scholar, Amal Jyothi Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Kerala, India Position Former senior instructor and associate head, English (deceased) Qualifications M.D. Pages 104 Publisher Random House USA Inc Publication Date 2000-10-10 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:149310558;
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Book Title: The Whalestoe Letters: from House of Leaves
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Author: Mark Z. Danielewski
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Language: English
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Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Publication Year: 2000
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Number of Pages: 104 Pages