Nicholson Baker





Nicholson Baker

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born
in New York City, New York, The United States
January 07, 1957

gender
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Nicholson Baker is a contemporary American writer of fiction and non-fiction. As a novelist, his writings focus on minute inspection of his characters' and narrators' stream of consciousness. His unconventional novels deal with topics such as voyeurism and planned assassination, and they generally de-emphasize narrative in favor of intense character work. Baker's enthusiasts appreciate his ability candidly to explore the human psyche, while critics feel that his writing wastes time on trivia (Stephen King notoriously compared Baker's novel Vox to a "meaningless little fingernail paring").


Average rating: 3.62 · 16,589 ratings · 2,416 reviews · 18 distinct works · Similar authors
The Mezzanine
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 2,865 ratings — published 1988 — 19 editions
Vox
3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 2,935 ratings — published 1992 — 22 editions
The Anthologist
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 2,137 ratings — published 2008 — 13 editions
The Fermata
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 2,348 ratings — published 1994 — 23 editions
A Box of Matches
3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 1,063 ratings — published 2003 — 15 editions
House of Holes
3.01 of 5 stars 3.01 avg rating — 1,179 ratings — published 2011 — 14 editions
Human Smoke: The Beginnings...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 837 ratings — published 2008 — 23 editions
U and I
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 506 ratings — published 1991 — 8 editions
Double Fold: Libraries and ...
3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 557 ratings — published 2001 — 11 editions
Room Temperature
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 512 ratings — published 1990 — 11 editions
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“Books: a beautifully browsable invention that needs no electricity and exists in a readable form no matter what happens.”
Nicholson Baker

“But spending your life concentrating on death is like watching a whole movie and thinking only about the credits that are going to roll at the end. It’s a mistake of emphasis.”
Nicholson Baker, The Anthologist

“You can tell it's a poem because it's swimming in a little gel pack of white space. That shows it's a poem.”
Nicholson Baker, The Anthologist

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