Daybook from Sheep Meadow: The Notebooks of Tallis Martinson

Daybook by Peter Dimock is a continuation of his exploration of American imperialist history, challenging the narrative of American greatness and exploring the atrocities of the American condition. It presents Tallis Martinson's notebook entries, annotated by his brother and editor Christopher Rentho Martinson, who becomes immersed in his family's involvement in the normalized atrocities of the country's past and present. The book aims to create a space for the reader to register and remedy the criminal catastrophe of the American political arena.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 150 pages
Publication date: 24 June 2021
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing

Daybook, a captivating sequel to Peter Dimock's groundbreaking novel George Anderson: Notes for a Love Song in Imperial Time, delves deeper into the breakdown of America's imperialist history. In this thought-provoking work, Dimock expands on the concept of challenging the narrative of American greatness and the consequences that arise when one embarks on this path.

Historian Tallis Martinson has dedicated years to exploring the dark realities of the American condition through meditative notebook entries, seeking to develop a "historical method" that empowers individuals to think beyond the confines of empire. However, when words fail him, he finds himself confined to a psychiatric facility, unable to write.

Daybook presents Tallis's notebook entries, annotated by his brother and editor Christopher Rentho Martinson. Christopher initially approaches the entries with the intention of reaching out to Tallis during his visits to the psychiatric facility. Instead, he becomes deeply immersed in his family's involvement in the normalized atrocities of his country's past and present.

Daybook serves as an experiment in the potential of literature to reshape the trajectory of America's future. It creates a space where readers can register and potentially rectify the criminal catastrophe that plagues the American political arena. Through its intricate narrative and thought-provoking annotations, Daybook invites us to reflect on the past and strive for a brighter, more inclusive future.

Weight: 186g
Dimension: 127 x 204 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781646050598