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michel butor
this text is subtitled “a study for a representation of the united states”. considered a fictional work, this is a far better exploration than baudrillard’s pompous text america. butor manages to weave historical writings with culled fictional snippets, advertising pamphlets, and atmospheric tableaux. in terms of approach, this text could be called a collage or a work of appropriation. the skill of the composition and the syntax of the organization creates a very spatial textual experience; one feels as though they are roving the united states upon their own whimsy. this is a vast deployment of the written word.
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