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Mark Dunn
Mark Dunn is the author of Ella Minnow Pea, a clever novel that plays with language and its limitations. If you enjoy inventive stories that make you think, you'll appreciate his work.
Ella Minnow Pea
Synopsis
Imagine an island where language is everything, and a single letter falling from a monument is cause for panic. In Mark Dunn's unique novel, the residents of Linbrug are forbidden from using certain letters after they begin to fall from a monument to their beloved Nevin Nollop. Follow Ella Minnow Pea as she navigates this linguistic crisis and fights to preserve the island's way of life.
Genres
Characters
Ella Minnow PeaProtagonist
Nevin NollopSupporting
Borders Original Voices Award (2001)
Frequently asked questions
What does it mean that the book is progressively lipogrammatic?
The author imposes a constraint where specific letters are banned from use as the story progresses, forcing the characters to communicate using an increasingly limited alphabet. This structural choice means the prose itself changes and becomes more phonetically or creatively spelled as the narrative unfolds.
Is this book part of a series?
This is a standalone novel that does not require reading any other works to understand its plot or conclusion.