Days Between Stations (novel)

Days Between Stations
AuthorSteve Erickson
LanguageEnglish
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
April 12, 1985
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages253 (first edition, hardback)
ISBN0-671-53275-8
OCLC11532077
813/.54 19
LC ClassPS3555.R47 D3 1985
Followed byRubicon Beach 

Days Between Stations is the first novel by Steve Erickson. Upon publication in 1985 it received notable praise from Thomas Pynchon[1] and has been cited as an influence by novelists such as Jonathan Lethem and Mark Z. Danielewski.

It has been translated into French,[2] Spanish,[3] Italian,[4] Russian,[5] Polish and Japanese.[6]

Plot

Several stories intersect in this novel: Lauren and Jason's unhappy marriage, Lauren's love affair with Adrien-Michel, and a lost silent film titled The Death of Marat.

Relationship to other works

The Death of Marat appears again or is alluded to in Erickson's novels Amnesiascope and Zeroville,[7] and several of the characters that Erickson writes about here also appear in other works including Tours of the Black Clock, Arc d'X and The Sea Came in at Midnight.

Reception

Reviewing the book, Michael Ventura of the Austin Chronicle wrote: "Erickson is brilliant. Period."[8]

References

  1. ^ "Blurbs From Thomas Pynchon". www.pynchon.pomona.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  2. ^ Les Jours entre les nuits in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
  3. ^ Días entre estaciones in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
  4. ^ Erickson, Steve (2012). Momenti perduti (in Italian). Bompiani. ISBN 9788845268434.
  5. ^ Дни между станцями in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
  6. ^ 彷徨う日々 in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
  7. ^ Randles, Liam. Theme and Technique in Steve Erickson's Fiction (Thesis). University of Liverpool.
  8. ^ Ventura, Michael (4 March 2005). "Letters at 3AM". Retrieved 2023-07-14.