Exploring the Labyrinth with Mark Z. Danielewski
Join us for an evening of discussion, reading, and creativity as we explore author Mark Z. Danielewski's labyrinthian imagination.
A reception is planned for 6-6:30 p.m. in the Goodhart Hall Music Room followed by an event with a book signing. Free and open to all. Questions? Contact José Vergara, jvergara@brynmawr.edu.
A house that’s bigger on the inside than the outside. A road trip across history with two ageless teenagers. Swords, kites, and cats. In his writing, Mark Z. Danielewski reenvisions the possibilities of both text and image. Each in their own way, his works intertwine plot with unusual typography (words in colors, pages that have to be turned and flipped, striking use of blank space). Join us for an evening of discussion, reading, and creativity as we explore the author’s labyrinthian imagination.
MZD is a writer of experimental fiction. He is the author of House of Leaves (2000), The Fifty Year Sword (2005), Only Revolutions (2006), The Familiar (five volumes, 2015–2017), and The Little Blue Kite (2019), as well as several short stories. His fiction has been translated into over a dozen languages. He was awarded the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Fiction Award and was nominated for the National Book Award.
Sponsored by BMC Class of 1902 Lecture Fund, Center for Visual Culture, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Film Studies, Growth and Structure of Cities, History, History of Art, International Studies, Literatures in English, LITS and Friends of the Bryn Mawr College Libraries, Political Science, Provost’s Office, Psychology, and Russian, HC English and Visual Studies, and SC Creative Writing and English.
Bryn Mawr College welcomes the full participation of all individuals in all aspects of campus life. Should you wish to request a disability-related accommodation for this event, please contact the event sponsor/coordinator. Requests should be made as early as possible.