description Ibid: A Life Overview
Ibid: A Life is a 2004 experimental novel by Mark Dunn. It takes the form of the endnotes to a fictional biography, making the notes themselves the primary vehicle for the story rather than supplementary material. The structure turns citation, omission, and scholarly commentary into narrative devices, giving the book a satirical and unconventional approach to biography, literary authority, and the reconstruction of a person’s life.
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Who wrote Ibid: A Life?
Ibid: A Life is a 2004 experimental novel by Mark Dunn. Its unusual form makes the book's endnotes the main storytelling device.
What is unusual about the structure of Ibid: A Life?
The novel is presented as the endnotes to a fictional biography. Instead of serving as background material, the notes themselves carry the story.
Is Ibid: A Life written like a conventional biography?
No, it uses a fictional biography only as the frame for its endnotes. Citation, omission, and scholarly commentary become part of the narrative.
Why are citations important in Ibid: A Life?
The book turns citation and scholarly commentary into story elements. The reader reconstructs the fictional life through notes that would normally be supplementary.
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