Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas | Techniques
Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas is a highly structured novel: It begins on Thursday, April 5, at 4 p.m. and ends on Monday, April 9, at 5:50 a.m. Each full day is divided into three chapters recounting events of the morning, afternoon, and night. Within each of the chapters, Robbins includes a number of brief episodes each identified by the precise time the events take place. While the design of the novel shows Robbins constraining himself to a fixed pattern, the style of the work reveals Robbins's continuing interest in language. Robbins plays with words throughout the novel,...
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