What i first took for gimmicky, twelve short stories, each reframing the one before it, was actually quite brilliant. The dodecahedron or a frame for frames by paul glennon times. Beginning 1987 it is one of fourteen governor generals awards for literary merit, seven each for creators of english and frenchlanguage boo. Glennon is based in ottawa, ontario, and has worked in the citys information technology industry. Oct 16, 2006 a total of 68 books have been shortlisted by the canada council for the arts, with 36 of the finalists hitting the list for the first time. Sunday books the dodecahedron or a frame for frames by paul glennon. He won a sunburst award in 2011 for bookweirder, the second book in the. A dodecahedron s faces are pentagonal, each a fivesided polygon. Bookweirdest, the final installment of the bookweird trilogy is now available.
Paul glennon is the author of the dodecahedron, or a frame for frames, which was a finalist for the 2006 governor generals literary award for fiction, and was selected as one of the globe and mails 100 best books of the year. Twelve stories of seemingly different genres cohere into a book of astonishing literary dimension. Sep 30, 2005 buy the paperback book the dodecahedron. Paul glennon is the author of the dodecahedron, or a frame for frames, which. Mar 09, 2020 the dodecahedron by paul glennon do you have a book that is between 500 and 510 pages long. The 2006 governor generals awards for literary merit. The dodecahedron or a frame for frames by paul glennon the dodecahedron is a novel of sorts as indicated on the cover of the book, and is made up of twelve short stories. Review quote to call the dodecahedron paul glennon s second collection would be a little misleading. The other two fiction finalists were paul glennon of richmond, ont. A dodecahedrons faces are pentagonal, each a fivesided polygon. The dodecahedron, or a frame for frames is a kaleidoscopic novel. He lives in ottawa, where he works in the software industry.
You can change region by clicking the flag in the toolbar. Paul glennon the dodecahedron or a frame for frames geoff dyer otherwise known as the human condition geoff dyer working the room geoff dyer paris, trance geoff dyer jeff in venice, death in varanasi rebecca west the essential rebecca west john berger bentos sketchbook margaret atwood the penelopiad. But i think hes been rescued again from relative obscurity by the timely reissue of a couple of his key books most recently by nybr. An experiment in form, glennons novel of sorts piles story on top of story to create a tripledecker narrative that never quite satiates its reader. The key to understanding this unique work is in the subtitle. The dodecahedron, publie par the porcupines quill en 2005, a quant a lui ete finaliste du prix litteraire du. Aug 10, 2006 so i will tell you instead about a book i loved, paul glennon s the dodecahedron yes, i mentioned it months ago. Paul glennon his collection of linked stories the dodecahedron was nominated for a governor generals award and named as a globe and mail top 100 book for 2007. Find the perfect dodecahedron stock photos and editorial news pictures from. In a novelty, the winners were announced at simultaneous press conferences in toronto and montreal, with. May 15, 2011 but since reading it i have decided that mapping an element of a book can be very handy especially after seeing emilys map of the dodecahedron by paul glennon. Books and periodicalsthe doomed detectivestillness in motionitalo. To call the dodecahedron paul glennons second collection would be a little.
The second book from the author of how did you sleep. Beginning 1987 it is one of fourteen governor generals awards for literary merit, seven each for creators of english and frenchlanguage books. A platonic solid composed of twelve pentagonal faces, with three meeting at each vertex. Apr 27, 2010 a book that deserves a wider audience. Firsttimers dominate bookaward short list the globe.
Aug 19, 2008 paul glennon is the author of the dodecahedron, or a frame for frames, which was a finalist for the 2006 governor generals literary award for fiction and was selected as one of the globe and mails 100 best books of the year. As for the main character in my novel in one person, billy abbott is a bisexual man. The dodecahedron by paul glennon fantastic fiction. The ultimate kris kringle gift guide summer reading with booko.
He was a shortlisted nominee for the relit award in 2001 for his short story collection how did you sleep. The dodecahedron, or a frame for frames is a kaleidoscopic puzzlenovel. Images, phrases, characters, and scenarios recur so frequently over these twelve stories that spotting the skewed correspondences becomes a sort of hallucinatory game for the reader, making this wonderful book less a collection or novel of linked. Apr 30, 2011 inspired by the deliberate writing constraints of oulipo writers, paul glennon uses a dodecahedron as scaffolding for his collection of short stories the dodecahedron or a frame for frames. Something just did not click for me, even though i wanted to like the book.
Paul glennon is the author of the dodecahedron, or a frame for frames, which was a finalist for the 2006 governor generals literary award for fiction. Jan 12, 2021 a roman dodecahedron found in bonn, germany. This series of twelve interlinked stories, structured like a dodecahedron in which each shares five referential sides with its contiguous stories, and thricerepeated phrases create vertices among storytriads, functions like a giant sudoku puzzle and kept me reaching for my pen and subsequently for my computer to track the appearances and reappearances of various motifs. In some clippings for my article on machine literature, an interview with the creator of amanuensis, software to create books, we read. Governor generals award for englishlanguage fiction. An experiment in form, glennon s novel of sorts piles story on top of story to create a tripledecker narrative that never quite satiates its reader. The dodecahedron, or a frame for frames evening all. Ive started writing about it a number of times, but ive had a heck of a time of it obviously. Twelve narratives, twelve narrators, twelve genres and twelve fictional worlds collide to spectacular effect in paul glennons the dodecahedron, or a frame for frames. The dodecahedron, paul glennon zero gravity, sharon english governor generals literar y award the dodecahedron paul glennon finalist english fiction leipzig best book award looking for snails on a sunday afternoon rudolf kurz finalist excellence in book design in canada relit awards hot poppies leon rooke. Firsttimers dominate bookaward short list the globe and mail. The dodecahedron or a frame for frames quill and quire. Apr 18, 2015 one of my favorite books of all time is the dodecahedron. This series of twelve interlinked stories, structured like a dodecahedron in which each shares five referential sides with its contiguous stories, and thricerepeated phrases create vertices among storytriads, functions like a giant sudoku puzzle and kept me reaching for my pen and subsequently for my computer to track the appearances and reappearances.
Mario vargas llosa what we have here is a failure to communicate. This series of twelve interlinked stories, structured like a dodecahedron in which each shares five referential sides with its contiguous stories, and thricerepeated phrases create vertices among storytriads, functions like a giant sudoku puzzle and kept me reaching for my pen and subsequently for my computer to track the appearances and reappearances of various mo. Oct 31, 2012 paul glennon s the dodecahedron was one of the last books that i recommended to just about everyone i knew. Finalists named for governor generals awards for literature. Of note are two similar dodecahedron beads from taxila, with white etched lines on black agate beck 1941, pl. Twelve narratives, twelve narrators, twelve genres and twelve fictional worlds collide to spectacular effect in paul glennon s the dodecahedron, or a frame for frames. Paul glennon s the dodecahedron or a frame for frames. Before turning his hands to kids books, paul published a collection of stories. His bookweird trilogy for young audiences follows its hero as he gate crashes the party we all wish we could join the world of our favourite books. Apr 29, 2011 i had good fun with paul glennon s the dodecahedron. Read the dodecahedron online by paul glennon books. Now, the trees essay was really interesting even though i didnt quite understand all of it. Trevor coles the fearsome particles, bill gastons gargoyles, peter behrens the law of dreams, paul glennon s the dodecahedron or a frame for frames, and rawi hages deniros game. It was bizarre, globetrotting, genrebending, experimental, philosophical, fun, and written for true bibliophiles.
The dodecahedron, or a frame for frames by paul glennon a couple years ago, i would have said and did say anything by patrick hamilton. Buy the dodecahedron by paul glennon from waterstones today. Finalists in 14 categories 68 books were announced october 16, winners announced november 21 and awards presented december. The dodecahedron, or a frame for frames by paul glennon. Its seems more out of a love of the absurd realities and possibilities of the world than a finger waving expose. Author paul glennon paul glennon is the author of the award winning bookweird trilogy.
Paul glennons the dodecahedron or a frame for frames is like dolores mix tape. However, it reminded me more of something from say paul glennon s dodecahedron than anything written by dan brown. Or a frame for frames by paul glennon 2005, trade paperback. I had good fun with paul glennon s the dodecahedron. The enigma of the roman dodecahedra ancient origins. The dodecahedron, or a frame for frames evening all afternoon. I1gmaw, however, a south asim1 prototype has yet to be found. At turns philosophical and farcical, the dodecahedron makes for intriguing, compelling reading.
The porcupines quill book listing the dodecahedron. Paul glennon s the dodecahedron or a frame for frames is like dolores mix tape. He won a sunburst award in 2011 for bookweirder, the second book in the trilogy. Images, phrases, characters, and scenarios recur so frequently over these twelve stories that spotting the skewed correspondences becomes a sort of hallucinatory game for the reader, making this wonderful book less a collection or novel of linked stories than a puzzle one. The interplay between stories allows this flow to exist on glennon s printed page.
Its been months since i read the dodecahedron, or a frame for frames. The word is that this book is one that is very difficult. The governor generals award for englishlanguage fiction is a canadian literary award that annually recognizes one canadian writer for a fiction book written in english. Im looking forward to aprils read paul glennons the dodecahedron. The awards was created by the canadian authors association in partnership with. Paul glennons the dodecahedron or a frame for frames. Tolkien edited by humphrey carpenter is 502 pages including the index. Specifically, it is about the freedom and fluidity of words before they are captured in writing. To me, the book had an almost conspiracytheory tone to it.
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