David Markson
1927 - 2010
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Biography
David Markson (1927-2010) was an American writer known for his innovative and experimental novels that often challenged traditional narrative forms. He began his writing career with more conventional works before transitioning to the fragmented and collage-like style that would become his signature. Markson gained critical acclaim for his later works, such as 'Wittgenstein's Mistress' and 'This Is Not a Novel', which delved into themes of memory, identity, and the nature of art.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Being a writer is a very peculiar sort of a job: it's always you versus a blank sheet of paper (or a blank screen) and quite often the blank piece of paper wins.
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What I am going to express here is something that is true but cannot be proven.
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Literature is mostly about having sex and not much about having children. Life is the other way around.
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Art is perfectly useless, as life is.
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The ultimate question is: Can literature be of any good whatsoever, except the good for literature itself?