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What does it mean?
Miller rejects literary norms, describing his work as an attack on conventional values.
In plain terms
I am not writing a normal book.
What can you take from it?
Break literary conventions boldly.

Where it applies

  • writing craft
  • literary criticism
  • personal art

Putting it to work

  • challenging norms
  • authentic expression

Questions to consider

  • Is this art or offense?
  • What rules should be broken?

Another view

It may alienate readers seeking traditional narrative.

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