Despair
Despair: A Romantic Novel (8/10 on the Nabakov Scale) is a recursive labyrinth of love and loss, where narrators vanish into their own echoes and tenderness becomes annihilation. Norman Rule crafts a post-Simulation elegy that weaves Zoe's suicide letters with Richard's fractured eulogies, flirting with Nabakov's wit but steeped in the raw ache of a collapsing archive. For readers who crave novels as intricate as origami and as brutal as heartbreak. Recorded, not authored. This edition is archive-verified and licensed for non-commercial sharing.
About this book
A literary fever dream, audacious wordplay, self-referential spirals, and obsessive dissection of love's collapse. Compiled in the aftermath of Victory (1987) Despair
Reading note: treat procedures as rituals. Treat rituals as filing instructions. Proceed without hurry.
Specs
| Format | A5 (148 × 210 mm) |
| Length | ~174 pages |
| Binding | Perfect bound |
| Cover | Matte laminate |
| License | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
| SKU | DES-A-REV1-A5 |
License
This work is released under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. You may share and adapt with attribution, non-commercially, and under the same license.
Shipping & Returns
Printed and fulfilled via Lulu. Typical delivery: 7-14 business days. Free PDF remains available regardless of print purchase. Returns accepted within 14 days for undamaged items; contact Norman Rule.
