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"Utterly compelling . . . Davis writes with a stunning brilliance, creating fractured worlds that are both extraordinary and routine." The Boston Globe

"A coming-of-age-meets-dystopian-fantasy-meets-alternate-reality novel, or maybe an Ionesco-meets-Beckett-meets-Oulipo novel . . . The world [Duplex] describes has gone cuckoo while its characters'' anxieties remain stubbornly, drably, daringly familiar." Tom Bissell, Harper''s Magazine

"Enchanting . . . Hums beautifully to its own rhythm. It''s a series of dreamlike, often erotic, images and interconnected plot lines that . . . swell to create an intoxicating atmosphere." Slate

"For fans of the fantastical, Davis''s writing style is a glass of ice-cold water in today''s desert of conventional fiction." Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

"[I fell] in love with Davis''s writing . . . I''m grateful for every word . . . When you are lost in the uncanny woods of this astonishing, double-hinged book, just keep reading, and remember to look up. Kathryn Davis knows right where you are." Lynda Barry, The New York Times Book Review

"Reading this book is a blast . . . Duplex is a traditional love story tucked inside an adult fairy tale, wrapped in science fiction . . . Thankfully, the laws of quantum mechanics do not power Duplex''s magnetism. Instead, it is Davis''s beautiful prose, her psychological awareness." Rosecrans Baldwin, NPR, All Things Considered

Duplex

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    A Paperback / softback by Kathryn Davis

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      Publisher: Graywolf Press
      Publication Date: 07/10/2014
      ISBN13: 9781555976910, 978-1555976910
      ISBN10: 1555976913

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      "Utterly compelling . . . Davis writes with a stunning brilliance, creating fractured worlds that are both extraordinary and routine." The Boston Globe

      "A coming-of-age-meets-dystopian-fantasy-meets-alternate-reality novel, or maybe an Ionesco-meets-Beckett-meets-Oulipo novel . . . The world [Duplex] describes has gone cuckoo while its characters'' anxieties remain stubbornly, drably, daringly familiar." Tom Bissell, Harper''s Magazine

      "Enchanting . . . Hums beautifully to its own rhythm. It''s a series of dreamlike, often erotic, images and interconnected plot lines that . . . swell to create an intoxicating atmosphere." Slate

      "For fans of the fantastical, Davis''s writing style is a glass of ice-cold water in today''s desert of conventional fiction." Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

      "[I fell] in love with Davis''s writing . . . I''m grateful for every word . . . When you are lost in the uncanny woods of this astonishing, double-hinged book, just keep reading, and remember to look up. Kathryn Davis knows right where you are." Lynda Barry, The New York Times Book Review

      "Reading this book is a blast . . . Duplex is a traditional love story tucked inside an adult fairy tale, wrapped in science fiction . . . Thankfully, the laws of quantum mechanics do not power Duplex''s magnetism. Instead, it is Davis''s beautiful prose, her psychological awareness." Rosecrans Baldwin, NPR, All Things Considered

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