Fiction. Elizabeth Block's debut novel, A GESTURE THROUGH TIME (written under fiscal sponsorshipof Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, selected as a 1997 Heekin Foundation firstnovel fellowship finalist, short-listed with an honorable mention for the 2004 Starcheronefiction prize, and the recipient of a Djerassi Resident Artists Program Tread of Angelsfellowship) is one of the most inventive narratives in contemporary literature. "Elizabeth Block's A GESTURE THROUGH TIME is a novel for the new millennium. Deft and funny and wise, it examines authorship, narration, technology, love, and memory, and asks most playfully what it means to tell a story. Always inventing and bravely trying out new strategies, she puts most writers and their sorry pretenses of invention to shame. In the spirit of Stern's Tristram Shandy, A GESTURE THROUGH TIME captures the relation of muse and amuse, taking the reader on a spirited, pleasure-filled journey"--Maxine Chernoff.

Author City: San Francisco, CA USA

Elizabeth Block was born in Detroit, MI, and lives in San Francisco, CA. She has been writing most of her life, and she is also a filmmaker. Since 1985, she has received numerous awards and grants for her writing in three genres (poetry, fiction, essay writing). Her novel, A Gesture through Time was written under fiscal sponsorship of Intersection for the Arts; it was short-listed with an honorable mention for the 2004 Starcherone Fiction Prize; it was selected as a 1998 Heekin Foundation first national novel competition finalist; and it was the recipient of a Djerassi Resident Artists Program Tread of Angels Fellowship. She was also recently awarded a 2005 Mills residency fellowship to the Santa Fe Art Institute. Her writing has been published in a variety of journals, it has been broadcast on the radio, and it has been performed on stage.