Chromos Countries “This sort of metafiction can

“This sort of metafiction can start like a rocket

mingling bold invention and a mastery of the colloquial

he's won virtually every major American poetry prize

Despite criticism at the time that it lacked unity and was too “variegated” to be called a purely “Shklovskian book

Chromos Countries “This sort of metafiction canA controversial finalist for the National Book Award in 1990, Chromos is one of the true masterpieces of post World War II fiction. Written in the 1940s but left unpublished until 1990, Chromos anticipated the fictional inventiveness of the writers A controversial finalist for the National Book Award in 1990, Chromos is one of the true masterpieces of post World War II fiction. Written in the 1940s but left unpublished until 1990, Chromos anticipated