Wittgenstein's Mistress

Wittgenstein's Mistress

David Markson • Dalkey Archive Press

ISBN-10: 0916583503 · ISBN-13: 978‑1628973914 · 1988 · 1st Edition

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David Markson’s 1988 novel presents a singular, haunting narrative centered on Kate, a woman who believes she is the last human being on Earth. Through a fragmented, stream-of-consciousness style, the text interrogates the nature of isolation, memory, and the philosophical intersections of language and reality. It stands as a seminal work of postmodern fiction, challenging traditional structures of storytelling while exploring the profound solitude of the human condition.

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