Comments on: The Coming (Staying?) of Metafiction… http://www.calebjross.com/other-writers/the-coming-staying-of-metafiction/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:00:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Caleb J Ross http://www.calebjross.com/other-writers/the-coming-staying-of-metafiction/comment-page-1/#comment-2438 Caleb J Ross Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:41:45 +0000 http://www.calebjross.com/?p=937#comment-2438 @Gordon: Good thinking. Even THE ULTIMATE NINJA HANDBOOK, which plays with footnotes in a way not usually used in a humor book is self-referential. MetaNonfiction, maybe. @Shawnsey: Thanks Shawnsey. I’ll check it out. I like Dalkey Archive (saw them at AWP in Chicago). Excerpts of THE AGE OF WIRE seem capable of just the sort of headache I need. @Gordon: Good thinking. Even THE ULTIMATE NINJA HANDBOOK, which plays with footnotes in a way not usually used in a humor book is self-referential.

MetaNonfiction, maybe.

@Shawnsey: Thanks Shawnsey. I’ll check it out. I like Dalkey Archive (saw them at AWP in Chicago). Excerpts of THE AGE OF WIRE seem capable of just the sort of headache I need.

]]> By: Shawnsey http://www.calebjross.com/other-writers/the-coming-staying-of-metafiction/comment-page-1/#comment-2437 Shawnsey Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:52:28 +0000 http://www.calebjross.com/?p=937#comment-2437 The Age of Wire and String by Ben Marcus may feed your hunger. Of course it doesn't literally take a shape, but it did hurt my head. You might be able to make heads or tails better than I could. The Age of Wire and String by Ben Marcus may feed your hunger. Of course it doesn’t literally take a shape, but it did hurt my head. You might be able to make heads or tails better than I could.

]]> By: Gordon http://www.calebjross.com/other-writers/the-coming-staying-of-metafiction/comment-page-1/#comment-2436 Gordon Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:47:35 +0000 http://www.calebjross.com/?p=937#comment-2436 The conceptual variety is a lot easier to come by. America: The Book (The Daily Show) has some elements of both, as it masquerades as a textbook, using the same conventions and diagrams and appendices and whatnot. I wonder if such things are more prevalent in the comedy section. The conceptual variety is a lot easier to come by. America: The Book (The Daily Show) has some elements of both, as it masquerades as a textbook, using the same conventions and diagrams and appendices and whatnot. I wonder if such things are more prevalent in the comedy section.

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