These are sometimes called “documentary novels” – stories told via a series of documents. The only one that comes immediately to mind is Nothing but the Truth by Avi, but I bet if you searched “documentary novels”, you’d find some.
I hope you find some great reads!
Ayla1313 on
Bram Stokers Dracula
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Three Minutes in Poland might fit the bill.
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Penance by Eliza Clark would largely qualify, I think. Very good.
Ooh, I totally forgot, Trust by Hernan Diaz definitely would and it’s pretty much outstanding
Caleb_Trask19 on
Eraser Poems would be a parallel equivalent, I’m sure Amanda Gorman had a few in her collection.
Blackouts by Justin Torres does this partly. Using a real text on human sexuality, sections of it are blacked out to reveal a new narrative, more closely in line with what the woman who initiated the project wanted- a positive uplifting work, versus the academics she had to work with to get it published, who focused on pathology and turning it into degenerate behavior.
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William s Burroughs?
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“The Appeal” by Janice Hallet is a mystery novel like this! There’s no “narrative” – the premise is that you’re a lawyer who is giving a second opinion on a case, and you’ve been given texts, emails, articles, theater programs, etc, to read and examine. As you start, you don’t know what the crime is (or is there more than one?!). I thought it was really creative and cleverly done.
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The Misophorism Trilogy by Adam Washington
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The obvious book would be House of Leaves.
These are sometimes called “documentary novels” – stories told via a series of documents. The only one that comes immediately to mind is Nothing but the Truth by Avi, but I bet if you searched “documentary novels”, you’d find some.
I hope you find some great reads!
Bram Stokers Dracula
Three Minutes in Poland might fit the bill.
Penance by Eliza Clark would largely qualify, I think. Very good.
Ooh, I totally forgot, Trust by Hernan Diaz definitely would and it’s pretty much outstanding
Eraser Poems would be a parallel equivalent, I’m sure Amanda Gorman had a few in her collection.
Blackouts by Justin Torres does this partly. Using a real text on human sexuality, sections of it are blacked out to reveal a new narrative, more closely in line with what the woman who initiated the project wanted- a positive uplifting work, versus the academics she had to work with to get it published, who focused on pathology and turning it into degenerate behavior.
William s Burroughs?
“The Appeal” by Janice Hallet is a mystery novel like this! There’s no “narrative” – the premise is that you’re a lawyer who is giving a second opinion on a case, and you’ve been given texts, emails, articles, theater programs, etc, to read and examine. As you start, you don’t know what the crime is (or is there more than one?!). I thought it was really creative and cleverly done.
13, rue Therese by Elena Mauli Shapiro might fit.
W.G. Sebald — The Rings of Saturn, and Austerlitz