In a Fugue State

August 2, 2017 | 4

“Could I write a novel about fugues in the form of a fugue?” Margot Singer wonders in The Paris Review, remembering the process of writing her first novel and considering other authors – JoyceNabokovWoolf – who have tried to compose words musically. See also: our own Jacob Lambert on whether to write with background music on.

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