Danielewski is an american author best known for his books house of leaves only revolutions the fifty year sword the little blue kite and the familiar series. 2006 and has been on my tbr for many moons and what better time to read said genre but october.

Book Review House Of Leaves By Mark Z Danielewski Cornerfolds

The hall grows shrinks moves devours terrifies and psychologically scars its guests.

House of leaves mark z danielewski. House of leaves is the debut novel by american author mark z. Mark danielewski s 2000 debut novel house of leaves is an experimental text that contains multiple layers of narration. The core tale is of a house which grows an extra hallway on the inside but remains unchanged on the outside.

It is a type of frame story. Danielewski published in march 2000 by pantheon books. A bestseller it has been translated into a number of languages and is followed by a companion piece the whalestoe letters.

The top frame or layer follows the life of johnny truant after he finds zampanò s manuscript the navidson record with this manuscript acting as house of leaves second layer. Danielewski s house of leaves is without question the most original novel of the naughties first published in 2000. Danielewski s house of leaves the first major experimental novel of the new millennium.

Any hope or fear that the experimental novel was an aberration of the twentieth century is dashed by the appearance of mark z. He then decided to move to berkeley california where he took a summer program in latin at the university of california berkeley. Danielewski studied english literature at yale.

And it s a monster.