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Joe Varo wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Apr 1997, Jules Siegel wrote:
> 
> > [...]
> > Pynchon aside, "Lineland" is notable for the following:
> > 
> > [1] It may be the first book that has originated from e-mail correspondence.
> > I will appreciate hearing about any others.
> > [...]
> 
> There is a book out which consists entirely of e-mail correspondence,
> though in this case it's entirely fictional.  I can't recall the title at
> the moment, but it's by Nick Bantock, the guy who did the _Griffin and
> Sabine_ series of books.
> 
> Joe

Doug Coupland's "Microserfs" also relies on a constant stream of email
correspondence.  It's now been turned into an "audio book" with Matthew
Perry, of Friends fame, supplying the larynx.

(Not a recommendation.)


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