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The Interrogative Mood is a novel entirely composed of questions, offering a playful yet profound meditation on language and life. The work is described by reviewers as wildly inventive and jazzy, with critics noting its audacious experimental form.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Literary Fiction/Experimental Fiction
Authors: Padgett Powell
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