The Laugh That Laughs at the Laugh Writing from and about the Pen Man, Raymond Federman

Not only is this volume in the Journal of Experimental Fiction series a tribute to great French-American novelist and Holocaust survivor Raymond Federman by more than friends, colleagues, and admirers, including Jerome Klinkowitz, Charles Bernstein, Ronald Sukenick, Larry McCaffery, Doug Rice, Lance Olsen, and Mark Amerika, to name just a few, but it also features unpublished fiction by Raymond Federman himself, from early work during his years as a student at Columbia University to a long excerpt from his current novel-in-progress. For those unfamiliar with the work of Raymond Federman, this anthology will be a wonderful and fun introduction to this incredible and important figure in contemporary fiction. For those already familar with Raymond Federman's work, this is an invaluable addition to the body of scholarship published on his work, and is furthermore a great testament to how deeply his work has influenced other major figures in contemporary literature.

Eckhard Gerdes teaches creative writing and English at Macon State College. He earned an MFA in Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and is the author of three previously published novels. He lives with his wife, filmmaker Persis Gerdes, and their sons, Sterling, Ludwig, and Ulysses.