· The Mezzanine has a very matter-of-fact tone and the entire novel is based on a man buying shoelaces and standing on an escalator in his office and thinking about a lot of things like straws, ice cube trays, vinyl records, bags, urinating, milk cartons, etc. All mundane things of /5. ''The Mezzanine,'' a first novel by Nicholson Baker, a short story writer, is a definite contribution to this odd little genre: it has no story, no plot, no conflict. When somebody describes it to. Nicholson Baker’s accounts of the ordinary become extraordinary through his sharp storytelling and his unconventional, conversational style. At first glance, The Mezzanine appears to be a book about nothing. In reality, it is a brilliant celebration of things, simultaneously demonstrating the value of reflection and the importance of everyday human human bltadwin.ru by: 2.
92 quotes from Nicholson Baker: 'I woke up thinking a very pleasant thought. There is lots left in the world to read.', 'Books: a beautifully browsable invention that needs no electricity and exists in a readable form no matter what happens.', and 'But spending your life concentrating on death is like watching a whole movie and thinking only about the credits that are going to roll at the end. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for MEZZANINE By Nicholson Baker at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! I have read the American novelist Nicholson Baker's hilarious novel The Mezzanine (Grove Press, reissue edition originally published by Weidenfeld Nicolson ), and I now understand the answer to the question of what people actually do when they work. I've managed to blissfully liberate myself from any settled office environment for over a decade now.
The Mezzanine is a novel by American author Nicholson Baker. Written in Baker’s characteristic stream-of-consciousness format, it enumerates the thoughts of white-collar office worker Howie while he goes on lunch break on an average day, sometime in the s. ''The Mezzanine,'' a first novel by Nicholson Baker, a short story writer, is a definite contribution to this odd little genre: it has no story, no plot, no conflict. When somebody describes it to. The Mezzanine has a very matter-of-fact tone and the entire novel is based on a man buying shoelaces and standing on an escalator in his office and thinking about a lot of things like straws, ice cube trays, vinyl records, bags, urinating, milk cartons, etc. All mundane things of the everyday world.
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