Eleven (novel)

"Eleven" is a 2006 novel by David Llewellyn and published by Seren Press.

'Eleven' is unusual, in that it is written entirely in the form of emails, drawing to a certain extent upon the tradition of epistolary novels. The action of the novel is limited to a single day, between the hours of 9am and 5pm. It is a recent addition to a growing number of fictional works dealing with the events of 9/11 and its aftermath, following Windows On The World by Frederic Beigbeder, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, and "The Last Days Of Mohammed Atta" by Martin Amis.

Reception

Niall Griffiths wrote "It conveys an almost unbearable poignancy". Rob Dawson, writing in "Gay Times" (August 2006) commented that, "The characters are a little too stereotypical at times", while Nicholas Clee in "The Guardian" (January 6 2007) described it as "a funny (and) disturbing view of a disaffected age". Author Ray French voted it one of his 'Top Ten Black Comedies' in The Guardian.

Trivia

* David Llewellyn is also the author of the Torchwood tie-in novel "Trace Memory".

ee also

*September 11, 2001 attacks in popular culture
*List of novels whose action takes place within 24 hours

References

* Eleven, Seren Press 2006 (ISBN-13 978-1854114150)
* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1983074,00.html Guardian review] 6 January 2007.
* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/top10s/top10/0,,2210351,00.html Top Ten Black Comedies] 20 November 2007.