''The Last Novel'' is a novel by

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. Following in the tradition of his earlier work such as '' Wittgenstein's Mistress'', '' Reader's Block'', ''

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'', and ''This Is Not a Novel'' the novel is largely composed of obscure anecdotes about authors, artists, theorists, etc. The story of an ageing author, who may or may not be writing his last novel, slowly emerges through the fragments.

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