“Books you were going to write with letters for titles. Have you read his F? O yes, but I prefer Q. Yes, but W is wonderful. O yes, W. Remember your epiphanies on green oval leaves, deeply deep, copies to be sent if you died to all the great libraries of the world, including Alexandria.”

(Ulysses, James Joyce)

How many people have used single letters to title their books? Can we get one for each letter of the alphabet? What effect is caused by using this abstract technique?

I can only think of two to begin with, but I’m sure there are plenty more:

Luther Blissett—Q

Thomas Pynchon—V

c!

this was in chatz once iirc?

Yes, Thomas McCarthy—C

xpost ha, maybe. It’s something I idly wonder about every now and then.

Or rather just Tom McCarthy. (Confusing him with the American actor/director.)

Matt Beaumont—e

has anyone read pelevin? (xxyyzz?)

John Updike—S.

xp Well, there you are.

missing from that list I linked

I.—Stephen Dixon

John Berger—G.

has anyone read pelevin? (xxyyzz?)

yes he is amazing one of my favorite current writers

I don’t think “t” has been translated yet tho...?

none of these books is what Stephen D had in mind tho :(