Peter Whiffle (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

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Author: Carl Van Vechten ISBN: 9781411451933
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publication: April 26, 2011
Imprint: Barnes & Noble Language: English
Author: Carl Van Vechten
ISBN: 9781411451933
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Publication: April 26, 2011
Imprint: Barnes & Noble
Language: English
This 1922 novel is an early example of a modern metafiction.  Based on Van Vechten's own experiences in Paris, and featuring himself as first-person narrator, as well as many of his friends and acquaintances as characters, the novel revolves around an entirely fictional personage, the eponymous Peter Whiffle, a would-be writer.
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This 1922 novel is an early example of a modern metafiction.  Based on Van Vechten's own experiences in Paris, and featuring himself as first-person narrator, as well as many of his friends and acquaintances as characters, the novel revolves around an entirely fictional personage, the eponymous Peter Whiffle, a would-be writer.

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