«La cohérence narrative, c’est le peu de vérité qu’il nous reste.»
Tout est dit dans cette phrase jetée au détour d’un dialogue parmi d’autres. Presque : Le « je » narrateur.ice n’est plus ici que la forme verbale d’un pronom errant. Est-ce pour autant le roman de l’identité en miettes ?

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Robert Coover, Mascarade

https://www.joel-jegouzo.com/2025/07/mascarade-robert-coover.html

I'm rereading Robert Coover's PRICKSONGS & DESCENTS and he is reminding me why fabulism is a legitimate (and hilarious) artistic tool against despotism. Passing this reading tip along to anyone who needs succor!

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Robert Coover's THE PUBLIC BURNING was the last book I reread before tomorrow's very important election. And it is everything that is great about America and American literature. It is bold, audacious, hilarious, trenchant, and punk as fuck. It is the ultimate war cry against the hideous hue and cry of GOP hubris that continues to plague this nation. Words serve as instruments which reveal the odious demons within, but also as as a rallying cry for the American conscience.

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You Should Read Robert Coover’s Wild Novels About Unions And Cults

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And if you aren't aware just how funny Robert Coover was, well, this excerpt from the greatly underappreciated GERALD'S PARTY -- which is a total piss take on murder mysteries -- should inform you.

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Robert Coover was greatly underappreciated for his innovative postmodernism. And it hurts to lose him so soon after John Barth. THE PUBLIC BURNING was a brave and valiant book that not only skewered the Cold War, but that dared to ridicule Nixon and his cronies at a time in which publishers were squeamish about libel suits. Coover was also a firm proponent of the hyperlink. A genius. Mischievous to the very end.

https://www.wsbtv.com/entertainment/robert-coover/3JAYLAXQL5CWNE6Q7K2JJ455XQ/

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https://kansasbooks.blogspot.com/2024/07/el-origen-de-los-brunistas-de-robert.html

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Here is my #GetToKnowMe list for #7books :

- Awakening the Brain: The Neuropsychology of Grace #CharlotteTomaino
- Thank you for Arguing #JayHeinrichs
- The Great Turning #DavidKorten
- The Dream Machine: JCR Licklider and the Revolution that Made Computing Personal #MitchellWaldrop
- The Universal Baseball Association, Inc. J Henry Waugh Prop #RobertCoover
- The Brothers Karamazov #FyodorDostoevsky
- The Dispossessed #UrsulaKLeGuin