Alphabetical Africa
Walter Abish
Alphabetical Africa is a constrained writing experiment by Walter Abish. It is written in the form of a novel. A paperback edition was issued in New York by New Directions Publishing Corporation in 1974 with ISBN 0-8112-0533-9. It was still in print in 2004. The writing is restricted by an interesting pseudo-alliterative rule: the first chapter contains only words starting with the letter a, the second chapter only words starting with a or b, etc.; each subsequent chapter adds the next letter in the alphabe... [ Read More at Wikipedia ]
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Walter Abish Books List
Walter Abish books list. Walter Abish bibliography includes all books by Walter Abish. Book list may include collections, editorial contributions, etc - any type of book or journal citing Walter Abish as a writer should appear on this list, in alphabetical order. The full bibliography of the author Walter Abi...more
