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Author | Ben Lerner |
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Language | English |
Publisher |
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (US) Granta (UK) McClelland & Stewart (Canada) |
Publication date | 2014 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print; Kindle E-book |
Pages | 256 pp |
ISBN | 978-1847088918 |
10:04 is the second novel by the American writer Ben Lerner. [1]
The novel belongs to the genres of autofiction and metafiction. The first-person narrator is a 33-year-old writer who lives in New York City. A successful novelist, he has recently been diagnosed with a heart condition that could prove fatal. [2] The book deals with love, art, city, illness, having children, and writing.
The critical reception of 10:04 has been largely positive. [3]
The novel was shortlisted for the 2014 Folio Prize. [4]