false 2711109 0916583295 9780916583293 4 1 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2711109.Compact 861106 Maurice Roche 8 1 5 0 false Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 14:45:13 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 14:46:29 -0700 2009 Compact is a literal catalog of avant-garde textual techniques and how to apply them without resorting to gimmickry. The narratives entwined here are wholly enigmatic, yet affecting, and some of the words, declarative statements, hit where one needs to be hit. Plan on re-reading soon.]]>