Ergodic literature is a term coined by Espen J. Aarseth in his book Cybertext—Perspectives on Ergodic Literature to describe literature in which nontrivial effort is required for the reader to traverse the text. The term is derived from the Greek words ergon, meaning "work", and hodos, meaning "path". Books that require an active process of engagement to derive meaning.
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House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
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Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than a badly bundled heap …
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Insecure college senior Orion loves music, books, and his best friend Niko. When the two of them find a secret …
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S. by J. J. Abrams
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"A young woman picks up a book left behind by a stranger. Inside it are his margin notes, which reveal …
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Dictionary of the Khazars (Male Edition) by Milorad Pavic
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Dictionary of the Khazars: A Lexicon Novel (Serbian Cyrillic: Хазарски речник, Hazarski rečnik) is the first novel by Serbian writer …
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The Unfortunates by B. S. Johnson
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A sports journalist, sent to a Midlands town on a weekly assignment, finds himself confronted by ghosts from the past …
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Cyclonopedia by Reza Negarestani
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Cyclonopedia is theoretical-fiction novel by Iranian philosopher and writer Reza Negarestani. Hailed by novelists, philosophers and cinematographers, Negarestani’s work is …
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If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino
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Calvino shows that the novel, far from being a dead form, is capable of endless mutations. If on a winter's …
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Life: A User's Manual by Georges Perec
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Life: A User's Manual (the original title is La Vie mode d'emploi) is Georges Perec's most famous novel, published in …
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