eissusA THe ReMAsTERED FULL-CoLor EDITION YEARS AGO, WilEN NOUSE OF LEAVES was fret being passed aroand, it as nothing ‘more than a badly bundled heap of paper, parts ff which would occasionally surface on the Intemet, No one eanlt haw anticipated the mall, H e ‘but devoted following this terrifying story would OUSE OF LEAVES 2 cricieareaer ea be ar aekoraeay t, eerie 1) esis as vac oa ae Sa: ec -(@)- 1 eae ee ri prepaid iy apeeeebeaen ts ana Roce ereamaiea fT aie AS eae oa nee seer t Mark Z. DANIELEWSKI BS cucees Beene rg Ly bets. t pap eiety greargcie: aie meaner: elas Seek at gogo Te ee ap ere A edison eee Soe ee es oe ee 2 Pe eee Suna aes ee restos ee ee sige ae “Any hope or fear tht the experiment novel vas an aeration ofthe te th century s dasied by te appearance of Mark Z. Danivlens's Howe of Leaves, the fs mzjer experimental nove ofthe nex millenium. And i's ‘a monstec Davling” The Washington Pot Bock World Am inca, enti, end deeply ighoning book." —The Wal Siret Journal “A great novel A peromenal debut. Tillingly ave, sublimely creepy, dis: tressngly scary, reahakingy intelligent renders most other, Rion meaningless. Oe can imagine Thomss Pynchon, J. allan, Steahen King, and David Foster Wallace bowing at Dinielewsi's fet, choking with aston. Ishmeat,surpeis,Iughter, an” Bret Easton Ellis Us} chills soak vertigo, its erudition brings on dislocating giddiness ‘oe of Leaver is dzying in every respect” Entertainment Weekly “Stung... What could have been perfectly entertaining bit of literary homo nstead an assault on the nate of tory” Spin “This demonicaly tila book is impossible to ignoe, put down, or persus- sively conclude eading. In fact, when you purcese your copy you mey reach ‘certain page at find me tee, redoed in size ike Vincent Pie in The Fy sil raped inthe web os msicios, besa pages.” —Tonathan Leer, author of Mothers Brook "[A tour deere fist ov. lt] can keep you up tights and ake you never Took ata close in quit the sane way agai... Stageringly good fa.” “Chisago Sun-Times "A nowelistic moti tht simltaneouty reais ikea tle ard lke a tangs, <tesnlike excursion ima the subeonscious The New York Times "you can imagine“: Peter Pen enemy ie mot Captain Hock bt Neverland iuet thatthe whale that svallows lon is Moby-Dick, you'll begin to pptciate what tis book i aout. Anite it with ea, seze, and unde. sand A rveting reading experiance” Gregory Maguire, author of Weked: The Life and Times ‘ofthe Wiked Witch of heist, “Gras old and won't et go... The reader races trough the pages exactly 2s Ihr mind races ofnd out what happens net.” The Vilage Voice Like Mebvill's Moby-Dick, Joyce's Uiysen, and Nabokov’s Pole Foe Danislewshi's House of Laas grancy ambitions wle-leyered work tht Simply necks your soeks of with its vast Scop, erin, formal inventive nessa sheer ontlling sills “San Disge Union Tite Mark Z. DaNIBLEWSKI'S House OF LEAVES by Zampand with introduction and notes by Johnny Truant Punieon Books New York copii ato by Mak Danesh ‘sgh sere ander necro ends Cpr ‘Conan Pie yt ated Sate by Paton Bo 1 dah Rapiom Fs in tesco Cama by Pop Boks and clpaon ate nites rede Pein komt katt caper rary of Congres Celi Pubiion Date Dankews Yark. isu estrone by ssanumesipet tea) anion Hse We Ades: ewnctamntoscme ‘This novels work of fieton. Any references 0 eal people, evens esta lishments. eranzatios o° locales are intenced only ta ge the feion ‘sense of realty and authenuety Other names, characters and incidents fare cither the prolcl of the author’ imagination or are used fetes [35 are those feuonalized events and! inidents whe involve teal persons fae did net occur a arene ve Tame. Ed A Note On This tion ane ‘ints not] garomee “Gimiae Sees | Bate Contents Foreword, ‘The Nasidsen Resort. bits One - Six Appendix: Zampan’, . ‘A Outlines © Chapter Tes, Bo Bi, " G2 and Fin D_ ieher tothe Bile B The Song of Ques and Malina, : F Foems, ‘Append Johnny Trusnt. AA~ Skerches 4 Petar, The Pelican Pomme - Collages. B- Obituary. E—The Three Ae Wiles insite Leiers F Varo utes Appendix Il: Contrary Bvidence Inde. Yatenet FOREWORD “The frst dition of Fleuse of Leares yas privately ‘sitbuted and cit ‘not contain ‘Chapter 21, ‘Appenate I. Append Il or the tndek. Every fore has’ been! made 0 provide syproriale Translations and aceurately ered all aurées I ‘ve have felled in this endeavor. we spologize i Advance and wil gledlv correct in. subesquent Brnings all ots oF omisions.broaght to