Alice Knott is a 2020 novel by American author Blake Butler.[1] The novel concerns the theft and destruction of a painting collection and its impact on the painting's original owner, the titular Alice Knott.[2] In The Nation, Brooks Sterritt wrote that the book "...resonates so strongly with life under lockdown", though noting that the book was completed before the 2020 pandemic.[3]
 First edition | |
| Author | Blake Butler |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Publisher | Riverhead Books |
In 2024 it will be released in paperback by Archway Editions as Void Corporation.[4]
Development and writing edit
Butler's earliest inspiration for the book was a note written to himself reading “Corporation that buys and destroys art”.[5] He was further inspired by the Thomas Pynchon novel The Crying of Lot 49.[5]
Reception edit
Critics highlighted that the book could be challenging.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b Wilkinson, Lauren (24 July 2020). "Bring Your Flamethrower. In This Novel, Art Feels the Burn". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b Domini, John (1 August 2020). "Undeniably Contemporary: On Blake Butler's "Alice Knott"". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Sterritt, Brooks (2 September 2020). "Is This the First Great Quarantine Novel?". The Nation. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Simon & Schuster".
- ^ a b Jones, Shane (6 July 2020). "An Interview with Blake Butler". Believer Magazine. The Believer. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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