''Eleven'' is a 2006 novel by David Llewellyn and published by Seren Press. ''Eleven'' is written entirely in the form of emails, drawing to a certain extent upon the tradition of

epistolary novel An epistolary novel () is a novel written as a series of letters between the fictional characters of a narrative. The term is often extended to cover novels that intersperse other kinds of fictional document with the letters, most commonly di ...

s. The action of the novel is limited to a single day, between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm.

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Niall Griffiths Niall Griffiths (born 1966) is an English author of novels and short stories, set predominantly in Wales. His works include the novels ''Grits'' and ''Sheepshagger'', travel guides to Aberystwyth and Liverpool, and a book of poetry. He has won t ...

wrote that ''Eleven'' "conveys an almost unbearable poignancy". Rob Dawson, writing in ''

Gay Times ''Gay Times'' (stylized in all caps), also known as ''GAY TIMES Magazine'' and as ''GT'', is a UK-based LGBTQ+ magazine established in 1984. Originally a magazine for gay and bisexual men, the company began including content for the LGBTQ+ comm ...

'' commented that "the characters are a little too stereotypical at times", while Nicholas Clee in ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'' described it as "a funny (and) disturbing view of a disaffected age". Author Ray French voted it one of his "Top Ten Black Comedies" in ''The Guardian''.

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2006 British novels Novels by David Llewellyn Novels about the September 11 attacks Epistolary novels Novels set in one day {{2000s-epistolary-novel-stub

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