| Days Between Stations | |
| Author: | Steve Erickson |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Release Date: | April 12, 1985 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages: | 253 (first edition, hardback) |
| Isbn: | 0-671-53275-8 |
| Dewey: | 813/.54 19 |
| Congress: | PS3555.R47 D3 1985 |
| Oclc: | 11532077 |
| Followed By: | Rubicon Beach |
Days Between Stations is the first novel by Steve Erickson. Upon publication in 1985 it received notable praise from Thomas Pynchon[1] and has been cited as an influence by novelists such as Jonathan Lethem and Mark Z. Danielewski.
It has been translated into French, Spanish, Italian,[2] Russian, Polish and Japanese.
Several stories intersect in this novel: Lauren and Jason's unhappy marriage, Lauren's love affair with Adrien-Michel, and a lost silent film titled The Death of Marat.
The Death of Marat appears again or is alluded to in Erickson's novels Amnesiascope and Zeroville,[3] and several of the characters that Erickson writes about here also appear in other works including Tours of the Black Clock, Arc d'X and The Sea Came in at Midnight.
Reviewing the book, Michael Ventura of the Austin Chronicle wrote: "Erickson is brilliant. Period."[4]