Fun genre of writing: each chapter a different alternative on the same theme.
* Alan Lightman, “Einstein’s Dreams”: varying definitions of time
* Ken Liu, “The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species”: exotic forms of “books” (via ) lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-bo
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And invisible cities
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Sarah Thornton, "33 Artists in 3 Acts"
Colomina & Wigley, "Are we human?" (bit of a stretch)
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Replying to
“What should I do with my Life?” (Daniel Pink Iirc)
Studs Terkel, “Working”
Mason Currey’s book on how writers and artists work.
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Machine of Death: A collection of stories about people who know how they will die
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It's not quite so tidy, but I love Gary Kamiya's "Cool Gray City of Love" – 49 chapter-long vignettes on San Francisco.
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Not quite what you're asking for but this reminds me of In A Grove by the wonderful Ryunosuke. It tells the same story multiple times, each from the perspective of a different character.
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Now that I've read Bookmaking Habits I'm less sure this is not what you're asking for!
Bookmaking Habits reminded me of this gem on fictional legal systems: slatestarcodex.com/2020/03/30/leg
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Stanislaw Lem, “Perfect Vacuum”. Every chapter a review of a nonexistent book.
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And “Invisible Cities” by Italo Calvino is probably the granddaddy of these
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