6/2/95

by Donald Breckenridge

Set in New York City on June 2, 1995, this novel explores the dimensions of a single day through the lives of fifteen characters. Fluidly moving between narrative perspectives and story lines, 6/2/95 proposes a new structure and form for the novel at the beginning of the twenty-first century while at the same time presenting an absorbing and humorous tale.

210 pages, Paperback

First published December 28, 2001

About the author

Donald Breckenridge has written five novels including And Then (Black Sparrow Press), edited two fiction anthologies, and introduced the NYRB Classics edition of Henri Duchemin and His Shadows by Emmanuel Bove. He was the fiction editor of the Brooklyn Rail for nineteen years, and co-founded and co-edited InTranslation. He lives in Brooklyn with his spouse, Johannah Rodgers.

Reviews

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Forceful, divine, and tragic, Breckenridge's novel is the embodiment of the literary paradigm. A minotaur of letters ...