American · b. 1965
Mark Z. Danielewski reinvented the novel as a physical object. "House of Leaves" (2000) tells the story of a house larger inside than outside through layered narratives, colored text, labyrinthine footnotes, and pages that require rotation to read. "Only Revolutions" (2006) continues the experiment: two narrators, two directions, the book designed to be read both ways. Danielewski treats the printed page as a design space. His work has a cult following and few imitators.