Jordan Castro

Brisk and shockingly witty, exuberantly scatological as well as deeply wise, The Novelist is a delight. Jordan Castro is a rare new talent: an author highly attuned to the traditions he is working within while also offering a refreshingly fun sendup of life beset by the endless scroll. —Mary South, author of You Will Never Be Forgotten In Jordan Castro’s inventive, funny, and surprisingly tender first novel, we follow a young man over the course of a single morning as he tries and fails to write an autobiographical novel, finding himself instead drawn into the infinite spaces of Twitter, quotidian rituals, and his own mind. The act of making coffee prompts a reflection on the limits of self-knowledge; an editor’s embarrassing tweet sparks rage at the literary establishment; a meditation on first person versus third examines choice and action; an Instagram post about the ethics of having children triggers mimetic rivalry; the act of doing the dishes is at once ordinary and profound: one of the many small commitments that make up a life of stability. The Novelist: A Novel pays tribute to Nicholson Baker’s The Mezzanine and Thomas Bernhard’s Woodcutters, but in the end is a wholly original novel about language and consciousness, the internet and social media, and addiction and recovery.

A Novel

The Novelist

"Before you read these poems: go and check out what the New Yorker is pushing as poetry. Then open up Young Americans, seems obvious what Jordan Castro is doing is revolutionary, he expressing emotions through poetry that have never been done before. The style, the way the subject matter is portrayed, even the meter, are new." - Noah Cicero, author of "The Human War," "The Insurgent," and "Best Behavior" "If you are a person who doesn't really know what they are doing and you would like to read about another person who doesn't really know what they are doing either, I recommend reading this poetry book. I enjoyed reading these poems. Or something." - Chris Killen, author of "The Bird Room" "I read these poems three times in one night, then put the duvet over my head and held my knees for a while. It's good when something makes sense. I really really liked these poems." - Ben Brooks, author of "Grow Up"

Young Americans

"Brisk and shockingly witty, exuberantly scatological as well as deeply wise, The Novelist is a delight. Jordan Castro is a rare new talent: an author highly attuned to the traditions he is working within while also offering a refreshingly fun sendup of life beset by the endless scroll."—Mary South, author of You Will Never Be Forgotten In Jordan Castro’s inventive, funny, and surprisingly tender first novel, we follow a young man over the course of a single morning as he tries and fails to write an autobiographical novel, finding himself instead drawn into the infinite spaces of Twitter, quotidian rituals, and his own mind. The act of making coffee prompts a reflection on the limits of self-knowledge; an editor’s embarrassing tweet sparks rage at the literary establishment; a meditation on first person versus third examines choice and action; an Instagram post about the ethics of having children triggers mimetic rivalry; the act of doing the dishes is at once ordinary and profound: one of the many small commitments that make up a life of stability. The Novelist: A Novel pays tribute to Nicholson Baker’s The Mezzanine and Thomas Bernhard’s Woodcutters, but in the end is a wholly original novel about language and consciousness, the internet and social media, and addiction and recovery.

Tao Lin

Megan Boyle

Sofia Banzhaf

Guillaume Morissette

Nadia de Vries

Spencer Madsen

Clemens J. Setz

Ann Cotten

Lukas Valtin

Marc Degens

Moritz Müller-Schwefe

Ron Winkler

Michael Watzka

Elizabeth Ellen

Beach Sloth

Memeoji

Stacey Teague

Adeline S. Manson

Tobias Amslinger

Radikal autobiographisches Schreiben heute: Diese Ausgabe der metamorphosen widmet sich der sogenannten "Alt Lit" und der "New Sincerity". Zum ersten Mal überhaupt wird mit diesem Heft eine Auswahl an Texten der beiden Bewegungen in deutscher Übersetzung vorgelegt. Gastherausgeber Marc Degens hat Erzählungen, Gedichte, Interviews und Journale versammelt. Sie stammen von u.a. Megan Boyle, Elizabeth Ellen, Tao Lin und Guillaume Morissette. Übersetzt wurden sie von u.a. Ann Cotten, Clemens J. Setz und Ron Winkler.

Magazin für Literatur und Kultur

metamorphosen 17 – Alle meine Ex-Freunde

one killer chihuahua one catatonic toy poodle one stuffed dog one dead cat five forgotten parakeets a backyard full of endangered desert tortoises many chickens a vengeful dog owner an anxious cat owner a chameleon an ex-racehorse and more!

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