Franzen

[MysteryTramp999 at aol.com]

> And in the potential department, two books from last year reveal
> writers of staggering potential:
>  
>  The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt and Ghostwritten by David Mitchell

I think Ghostwritten is fantastic, though I'd hesitate to recommend
it.  Kinda of a strange book, but the kind of strange I like.

Mitchell also wrote Number9Dream (I think the title's one word,
like that), but that seems to be available only in the UK.

Diana