Six Artful Derivations

In the past two decades the traditional boundaries of the art of fiction have been breached with monotonous iteration. The anti-novel, the novel as lyric, and the imaginative documentary flourish where James and Joyce once held sway; and old forms such as the dystopia, the romance, and the Menippean satire have experienced unexpected rejuvenations. Now comes the gifted Mr. Davenport with an “innovation” of his own. For his handiwork we have been by the times somewhat prepared. But not altogether.

Tatlin! is a collection of six tales, all ostensibly derived from the lives or writings of recognizable artists and philosophers: derived, but in a manner or

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M. E. Bradford

In the past two decades the traditional boundaries of the art of fiction have been breached with monotonous iteration. The anti-novel, the novel as lyric, and the imaginative documentary flourish where James and Joyce once held sway; and old forms such as the dystopia, the romance, and the Menippean satire have experienced unexpected rejuvenations. Now comes the gifted Mr. Davenport with an “innovation” of his own. For his handiwork we have been by the times somewhat prepared. But not altogether.

Tatlin! is a collection of six tales, all ostensibly derived from the lives or writings of recognizable artists and philosophers: derived, but in a manner or