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American Genius : a Comedy by Tillman, Lynne; Ives, Lucy; is a humor available to read on EtoBox.

What is American Genius : a Comedy about?

Grand and minute, elegiac and hilarious, Lynne Tillman expands the possibilities of the American novel in this dazzling read about a former historian ruminating on her own life and the lives of others--named a best book of the century by Vulture. In the hypnotic, masterful American Genius, A Comedy, a former historian spending time in a residential home, mental institute, artist’s colony, or sanitarium, is spinning tales of her life and ruminating on her many and varied preoccupations: chair design, textiles, pet deaths, family trauma, a lost brother, the Manson family, the Zulu alphabet, loneliness, memory, and sensitive skin--and what “sensitivity” means in our culture and society. Showing what might happen if Jane Austen were writing in 21st-century America, Tillman fashions a microcosm of American democracy: a scholarly colony functioning like Melville's Pequod. All this is folded into the narrator's memories and emotional life, culminating in a seance that may offer escape and transcendence--or perhaps nothing at all. This new edition of a contemporary classic features an introduction by novelist Lucy Ives.

Who reads American Genius : a Comedy?

It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Tillman, Lynne; Ives, Lucy;
Publisher
Soft Skull Press;Counterpoint
Published
2018
Language
EN
ISBN
9781593763114
Category
humor
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Humanities
Rating
3.83 / 5 (181 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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