Harry Matthews

10 books

Blue of Noon by Georges Bataille

Blue of Noon

Georges Bataille

128 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)

fiction classics historical history literary dark reflective slow-paced
Ellis Island by Georges Perec

Ellis Island

Georges Perec

64 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

nonfiction essays history reflective medium-paced
McSweeney's Issue 16 by Ann Beattie, Harry Matthews, Dave Eggers, Robert Coover

McSweeney's Issue 16

McSweeney's Quarterly Concern #16

Ann Beattie, Harry Matthews, Dave Eggers, Robert Coover

200 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
An Anthology of New York Poets by Ron Padgett, Tom Veitch, Kenward Elmslie, Ted Berrigan, Harry Matthews, Tony Towle, Tom Clark, Clark Coolidge, David Shapiro, James Schuyler

An Anthology of New York Poets

Ron Padgett, Tom Veitch, Kenward Elmslie, Ted Berrigan, Harry Matthews, Tony Towle, Tom Clark, Clark Coolidge, David Shapiro, James Schuyler

588 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
The Conversions by Harry Mathews

The Conversions

Harry Mathews

192 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction reflective medium-paced
53 Days by Georges Perec

53 Days

Georges Perec

272 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction mystery challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Journalist by Harry Mathews

The Journalist

Harry Mathews

256 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction reflective slow-paced
The Oulipo: Winter Journeys by François Caradec, Harry Matthews, Georges Perec
The Oulipo: Winter Journeys
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François Caradec, Harry Matthews, Georges Perec

The Oulipo: Winter Journeys

François Caradec, Harry Matthews, Georges Perec

160 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction short stories adventurous reflective medium-paced
Singular Pleasures by Francesco Clemente, Harry Mathews

Singular Pleasures

Francesco Clemente, Harry Mathews

200 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction poetry short stories challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Summer of the Elder Tree by Marie Chaix, Harry Matthews

The Summer of the Elder Tree

Marie Chaix, Harry Matthews

118 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging reflective slow-paced