Clock (novel)

Clock (novel)
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Author(s) Nick Hemsley
Publication date 2006

Clock is a 2006 novel by Nick Hemsley, described as "a ghost story that contains nothing supernatural". The novel received acclaim for its unusual structure and 'clock-like' mechanism. The structure in a paragraph forms a numeric pattern that repeats throughout the book; there is also a pattern in relation to Hemsley's use of first and third person, and, past and present tenses.


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