10:04
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
In the last year, the narrator of 10:04 has enjoyed unexpected literary success, has been diagnosed with a potentially fatal heart condition, and has been asked by his best friend to help her conceive a child, despite his dating a rising star in the visual arts. In a New York of increasingly frequent super storms and political unrest, he must reckon with his biological mortality, the possibility of a literary afterlife, and the prospect of (unconventional) fatherhood in a city that might soon be under water. Exploring sex, friendship, medicine, memory, art, and politics, 10:04 is both a riveting work of fiction and a brilliant examination of the role fiction plays in our lives.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Wander through this poetic work of metafiction, framed by Hurricanes Irene and Sandy, as a nameless narrator faces personal and creative upheaval. A stand-in for the author, he struggles to complete a novel, confronts a serious new medical diagnosis, and navigates complicated relationships with a mercurial artist lover and a close friend who wants his help conceiving a child. We loved how the story drifts across New York City, the remote art oasis of Marfa, Texas, and the narrator’s own philosophical reflections. It’s an associative, nonlinear experience that pulls you in. Eric Michael Summerer’s calm, detached narration smooths the dreamlike transitions between moments that vividly capture a place, a conversation, or a fleeting emotional truth. 10:04 may not take the most direct route, but these interconnected vignettes form a compelling portrait of an artist on the brink of his next transformation.
