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#TheFiftyYearSword

The Fifty Year Sword is a novella written by Mark Z. Danielewski. Only 1,000 first edition English books were released. 51 of those copies are signed in marker with a "Z" (varying in color and number to coincide with the 5 colored quotation marks Read More..

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Description	The Fifty Year Sword is a novella written by Mark Z. Danielewski. Only 1,000 first edition English books were released. 51 of those copies are signed in marker with a "Z" (varying in color and number to coincide with the 5 colored quotation marks that signify different speakers in the text), while the first copy is signed "Mark Danielewski" in ink. A second English edition of 1,000 was released in October 2006. A trade edition—slightly revised—was published by Pantheon in October 2012.The Fifty Year Sword uses unusual formatting and colors throughout the book, much like Danielewski's previous work, House of Leaves. However, unlike House of Leaves which only contained three colors (blue, red, and purple), The Fifty Year Sword contains 5 colors which are used on quotation marks. The colors indicate which of 5 characters is speaking at the moment, according to the introduction of the book. Additionally, two other colors are present, each used once: one representing the voice of the author, the other a reference to another of Danielewski's novels, Only Revolutions.
Description	The Fifty Year Sword is a novella written by Mark Z. Danielewski. Only 1,000 first edition English books were released. 51 of those copies are signed in marker with a "Z" (varying in color and number to coincide with the 5 colored quotation marks that signify different speakers in the text), while the first copy is signed "Mark Danielewski" in ink. A second English edition of 1,000 was released in October 2006. A trade edition—slightly revised—was published by Pantheon in October 2012.The Fifty Year Sword uses unusual formatting and colors throughout the book, much like Danielewski's previous work, House of Leaves. However, unlike House of Leaves which only contained three colors (blue, red, and purple), The Fifty Year Sword contains 5 colors which are used on quotation marks. The colors indicate which of 5 characters is speaking at the moment, according to the introduction of the book. Additionally, two other colors are present, each used once: one representing the voice of the author, the other a reference to another of Danielewski's novels, Only Revolutions.

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Name	The Fifty Year Sword
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Authors	Mark Z. Danielewski
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Genre	Short stories
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Language	Dutch, English
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Country	Netherlands
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Pages	100
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Media_type	Print (Hardback)
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Isbn	90-234-1856-5
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Oclc	71707811
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Publisher	De Bezige Bij
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Pub_date	Holland edition 31 October 2005 and US edition in October 2012
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Release_date	Holland edition 31 October 2005 and US edition in October 2012
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