The Whalestoe Letters
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| Author | Mark Z. Danielewski |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Epistolary Novella |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books |
| Publication date | 10 October 2000 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 86 p. (paperback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-375-71441-3 (paperback edition) |
| Preceded by | House of Leaves |
| Followed by | The Fifty Year Sword |
The Whalestoe Letters (2000) by cult author Mark Z. Danielewski is an epistolary novella which more fully develops the literary correspondence between Pelafina H. Lièvre and her son Johnny from 1982-1989, characters first introduced in Danielewski's prior work, House of Leaves.
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Pelafina writes these letters to Johnny from The Three Attic Whalestoe Institute, a mental institution where she has been residing for a number of years. While a number of these letters appear in House of Leaves, The Whalestoe Letters introduces a number of new letters which serve to more fully develop Pelafina's character as well as her relationship to Johnny.
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