A Note on Conceptualism
A novel with no intimation of a story whatsoever[….] Plotless. Characterless. Yet seducing the reader into turning the pages nonetheless. […] Actionless[.] Which is to say, with no sequence of events. Which is to say, with no indicated passage of time. […] A novel with no setting. […] Ergo meaning finally without descriptions. […] A novel with no overriding central motivations[….] With no social themes, i.e., no picture of society. […] A novel entirely without symbols. (Marks