The Mandarin - Paperback

by Aaron Kunin (Author)

THE MANDARIN pretends to be an ordinary novel. But it is set in places that no longer exist. The plot develops recursively rather than progressively. It is written almost entirely in dialogue: consciousness tends to be communal rather than personal. At any moment, the characters might stop talking and start doing something. They won't, but the option is always available.

Author Biography

Aaron Kunin is a poet, critic, and novelist. He is the author of FOLDING RULER STAR (Fence Books, 2005), a collection of small poems about shame. He lives in California, where he is an assistant professor of negative anthropology at Pomona College.