Days Between Stations (novel)

Days Between Stations is the first novel by Steve Erickson. Upon publication in 1985 it received notable praise from Thomas Pynchon 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, Russian, Polish and Japanese.

Plot
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.

Relationship to other works
The Death of Marat appears again or is alluded to in Erickson's novels Amnesiascope and Zeroville, 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.

Reception
Reviewing the book, Michael Ventura of the Austin Chronicle wrote: "Erickson is brilliant. Period."