Mark Z. Danielewski

Zampanò

A family relocates to a small house on Ash Tree Lane and discovers that the inside of their new home seems to be without boundaries. A first novel. Original.

Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves

One rainy day in may

The Familiar

A family relocates to a small house on Ash Tree Lane and discovers that the inside of their new home seems to be without boundaries

Combines lyrical text and evocative sketch art in a ghost story involving five orphans who gather at a party at an East Texas ranch house and listen to the tale of a mysterious latched box that is linked to violent plot for revenge. By the best-selling author of House of Leaves. 60,000 first printing.

The Fifty Year Sword

Moving back and forth in American history, a kaleidoscopic novel follows Hailey and Sam, two wayward teenagers, as they crash New Orleans parties, barrel up the Mississippi, head through the Badlands, and take on other adventures.

Only Revolutions

Casa di foglie

The Familiar: Into the forest

Between 1982 and 1989, Pelafina H. Lièvre sent her son, Johnny Truant, a series of letters from The Three Attic Whalestoe Institute, a psychiatric facility in Ohio where she spent the final years of her life. Beautiful, heartfelt, and tragic, this correspondence reveals the powerful and deeply moving relationship between a brilliant though mentally ill mother and the precocious, gifted young son she never ceases to love. Originally contained within the monumental House of Leaves, this collection stands alone as a stunning portrait of mother and child. It is presented here along with a foreword by Walden D. Wyhrta and eleven previously unavailable letters.

Mark Z. Danielewski's The Whalestoe Letters

Released for the summer from the perils of school, Xanther and her nameless cat are settling into a comfortable routine at home. However, the rest of the Ibrahim family is growing more and more unsettled. Astair fears their stretched finances are already at a breaking point. Not even a visit from an old friend can mitigate Anwar's feeling that he's failing to support those he loves and that even worse things are to come. The twins, Freya and Shasti, sense something too and blame their older sister. Honeysuckles haunt the air and smell of offerings . . . Meanwhile, Cas and Bobby's survival may depend on facing the one person they fear most. And on the other side of the world, Jingjing and Tian Li set out to find what was lost: their missing cat. With spectacular visuals and the vibrant wordplay that are his trademark, The Familiar (Volume 3) is a beautiful and singular reading experience that could come only from the imagination of Mark Z. Danielewski.

The Familiar: Honeysuckle & pain

"When a viral video puts twelve-year-old Xanther under a spotlight of scrutiny at school, her little white cat--still slumbering, still unnamed--offers the only escape, though it comes at a price. Not even Xanther's parents can deny the strange currents now shuddering around their eldest, touching off inexplicable happenings. Entities troubling the dreams of the twins seem to have singled out Freya. Despite invitations to a gala at The Met, Anwar fears the solution to their financial difficulties might expose more than just his family to dangerous consequences"--Amazon.com.

Hades

Yapraklar Evi

We all have fears, but if we can't face the small ones how will we face the big ones? Kai is afraid to fly a little blue kite. But Kai is also very, very brave, and overcoming this small fear will lead him on a great adventure. Remember: all great adventures start with one little moment. You know the one. It's like a gentle breeze whispering in your ear what you already know by heart: not even the sky is the limit . . . The only other thing you might want to know about this book is that there are at least three ways to read it. The first way takes only a few minutes. Just follow the rainbow-colored words. The second takes only a little bit longer. Just follow the words haloed with blue and red and the rainbow words too. For the third way, just start at the beginning.

The Little Blue Kite

On one side of the world, a cat goes missing. On the other side of the world, a cat is found. From Singapore to Mexico City to Los Angeles, nine lives are chosen, and the familiar becomes ever more strange. Mark Z. Danielewski's The Familiar is a "fascinating, ongoing, humongous experiment with form and the experience of reading" (The Boston Globe) that, with Volume 5, continues to revolutionize the act of storytelling.

Redwood

The Familiar, Volume 5

Als een medewerker van een tattooshop zich verdiept in de huiveringwekkende documentatie over het spookhuis van een fotojournalist, wordt hij langzaamaan paranoïde voor zijn eigen omgeving.

Het Kaartenhuis / druk 4

Das Haus von Zampanò

Johnny Truant

Karina van Santen

Mark Z. Danielewski's Het kaartenhuis

" Je fais encore des cauchemars. D'ailleurs, j'en fais si souvent que je devrais y être habitué depuis le temps. Ce n'est pas le cas. Personne ne s'habitue vraiment aux cauchemars. " Ainsi parle Johnny Errand au seuil de cette Maison des feuilles, et de poursuivre sa mise en garde : " Ca ne se produit pas immédiatement, mais sans prévenir vous vous apercevrez que les choses ne sont pas telles que vous pensiez qu'elles étaient. " Livre subversif, livre défendu, le lecteur est prévenu... et bien entendu tenté. Dans son introduction, Johnny explique comment il a trouvé un mystérieux manuscrit à la mort d'un vieil homme aveugle, décidé de le mettre en forme et de l'annoter de façon très personnelle. Le texte se présente comme un essai sur un film, le Navidson Record, réalisé par Will Navidson, un photoreporter, lauréat du prix Pulitzer. Will, qui vient d'emménager avec sa famille dans une maison en Virginie, filme son installation, réalisant une sorte de " home movie ". Tout s'annonce bien jusqu'à ce qu'il découvre une pièce qui jusqu'alors n'existait pas. Passé l'étonnement, il se rend à une évidence troublante : la maison est plus grande à l'intérieur qu'à l'extérieur. Navidson tente d'explorer les lieux mais, après avoir manqué se perdre, il engage des explorateurs professionnels. L'horreur commence alors. Aussi bien pour les membres de l'expédition que pour le lecteur - lui-même égaré dans le dédale des notes qui envahissent les pages comme un lierre maléfique. Que cache la maison ? Quel est ce grondement qu'elle émet de temps en temps ? Pourquoi Johnny a-t-il ces cicatrices ? Pourquoi le manuscrit de Zampano semble-t-il le rendre fou ? A la fois jeu de piste, récit fantastique, dérive personnelle, essai faussement académique, La Maison des feuilles a pour effet de changer progressivement le lecteur en apprenti sorcier, monteur de salle obscure, détective amateur, spectateur. Une lecture littéralement habitée.

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