From Scott Esposito: "I'm not really sure how to classify Michael Martone's works. That could be either really good, or really bad, but in the case of Martone it's good. He writes books constructed of "fictions" that impersonate other things. For instance, his book Michael Martone, is a collection of contributor bios, all for Michael Martone. These aren't just concept-books--the writing is fresh, often humorous, and Martone skillfully probes the logic behind the fictions he creates. Check out Michael Martone and The Blue Guide to Indiana."
More about Michael Martone
+ Martone's page at Web del Sol
+ FC2 interview with Martone
+ The Litblog Co-op's discussion of Michael Martone
+ Conversational Reading's review of The Blue Guide to Indiana
+ "The Death of Derek Jeter," a story by Martone which appeared in Esquire
Great call Scott, and thanks again to Dan Green for nominating Martone's latest for the LBC and reminding me about an author I hadn't thought about at least a decade. Take the time to read his non-fiction/essays as well - fantastic.
Posted by: Dan Wickett | December 20, 2006 at 05:53 PM
Yeah, take this as another reminder for me to read the other man's books. Great shame on this end.
Posted by: ed | December 26, 2006 at 09:57 PM