Infinite Fictions

Author : David Winters
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781782798026

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Infinite Fictions by David Winters Pdf

David Winters has quickly become a leading voice in the new landscape of online literary criticism. His widely-published work maps the furthest frontiers of contemporary fiction and theory. The essays in this book range from the American satirist Sam Lipsyte to the reclusive Australian genius Gerald Murnane; from the "distant reading" of Franco Moretti to the legacy of Gordon Lish. Meditations on style, form and fictional worlds sit side-by-side with overviews of the cult status of Oulipo, the aftermath of modernism, and the history of continental philosophy. Infinite Fictions is indispensable reading for anyone interested in the forefront of literary thought.

Author : Tim Maughan
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780374718602

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Infinite Detail by Tim Maughan Pdf

A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL! The Guardian's Pick for Best Science Fiction Book of the Year! A timely and uncanny portrait of a world in the wake of fake news, diminished privacy, and a total shutdown of the Internet BEFORE: In Bristol’s center lies the Croft, a digital no-man’s-land cut off from the surveillance, Big Data dependence, and corporate-sponsored, globally hegemonic aspirations that have overrun the rest of the world. Ten years in, it’s become a center of creative counterculture. But it’s fraying at the edges, radicalizing from inside. How will it fare when its chief architect, Rushdi Mannan, takes off to meet his boyfriend in New York City—now the apotheosis of the new techno-utopian global metropolis? AFTER: An act of anonymous cyberterrorism has permanently switched off the Internet. Global trade, travel, and communication have collapsed. The luxuries that characterized modern life are scarce. In the Croft, Mary—who has visions of people presumed dead—is sought out by grieving families seeking connections to lost ones. But does Mary have a gift or is she just hustling to stay alive? Like Grids, who runs the Croft’s black market like personal turf. Or like Tyrone, who hoards music (culled from cassettes, the only medium to survive the crash) and tattered sneakers like treasure. The world of Infinite Detail is a small step shy of our own: utterly dependent on technology, constantly brokering autonomy and privacy for comfort and convenience. With Infinite Detail, Tim Maughan makes the hitherto-unimaginable come true: the End of the Internet, the End of the World as We Know It.

Author : Martin Riedelsheimer
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110712421

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Fictions of Infinity by Martin Riedelsheimer Pdf

This study traces the connection of infinity and Levinasian ethics in 21st-century fiction. It tackles the paradox of how infinity can be (re-)presented in the finite space between the covers of a book and finds an answer that combines conceptual metaphor theory with concepts from classical narratology and beyond, such as mise en abyme, textual circularity, intertextuality or omniscient narration. It argues that texts with such structures may be conceptualised as infinite via Lakoff and Núñez’s Basic Metaphor of Infinity. The catachrestic transfer of infinity from structure to text means that the texts themselves are understood to be infinite. Taking its cue from the central role of the infinite in Emmanuel Levinas’s ethics, the function of such ‘fictions of infinity’ turns out to be ethical: infinite textuality disrupts reading patterns and calls into question the reader’s spontaneity to interpret. This hypothesis is put to the test in detailed readings of four 21st-century novels, David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas, Jeanette Winterson’s The Stone Gods, Ian McEwan’s Saturday and John Banville’s The Infinities. This book thus combines ethical criticism with structural aesthetics to uncover ethical potential in fiction.

Author : Darren Groth,Simon Groth
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-11
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781459815155

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Infinite Blue by Darren Groth,Simon Groth Pdf

Ashley Drummond is an elite swimmer. Clayton Sandalford is a talented artist. From the moment of their first meeting, they were destined to be together. Staying together, however, will test the limits of their love. A world-record swim, and the strange vision that accompanies it, raises questions about the couple's connection. Then a life-altering incident triggers a mystical change, which will demand that both of them let go in ways never imagined. Infinite Blue is a contemporary fairy tale about love and loss, flesh and water, the source of eternity, the lure of possibility and the belief that life is limitless when it's immersed in legend.

Author : Khan Wong
Publisher : Angry Robot
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780857669698

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The Circus Infinite by Khan Wong Pdf

Hunted by those who want to study his gravity powers, Jes makes his way to the best place for a mixed-species fugitive to blend in: the pleasure moon where everyone just wants to be lost in the party. It doesnÕt take long for him to catch the attention of the crime boss who owns the resort-casino where he lands a circus job, and when the boss gets wind of the bounty on JesÕ head, he makes an offer: do anything and everything asked of him or face vivisection. With no other options, Jes fulfills the requests: espionage, torture, demolition. But when the boss sets the circus up to take the fall for his about-to-get-busted narcotics operation, Jes and his friends decide to bring the mobster down. And if Jes can also avoid going back to being the prize subject of a scientist who canÕt wait to dissect him? Even better. File Under: Science Fiction [ Misfit Fits In | Crime Never Pays | Loop The Loops | Balancing Act ]

Author : Hilary T. Smith
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-19
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780062184733

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A Sense of the Infinite by Hilary T. Smith Pdf

It's senior year of high school, and Annabeth is ready—ready for everything she and her best friend, Noe, have been planning and dreaming. But there are some things Annabeth isn't prepared for, like the constant presence of Noe's new boyfriend. Like how her relationship with her mom is wearing and fraying. And like the way the secret she's been keeping hidden deep inside her for years has started clawing at her insides, making it harder to eat or even breathe. But most especially, she isn't prepared to lose Noe. For years, Noe has anchored Annabeth and set their joint path. Now Noe is drifting in another direction, making new plans and dreams that don't involve Annabeth. Without Noe's constant companionship, Annabeth's world begins to crumble. But as a chain of events pulls Annabeth further and further away from Noe, she finds herself closer and closer to discovering who she's really meant to be—with her best friend or without.

Author : Victor Hugo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PRNC:32101067922078

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Fiction by Victor Hugo Pdf

Author : Wolfram Schmidgen
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780812253290

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Infinite Variety by Wolfram Schmidgen Pdf

Infinite Variety offers a brilliantly learned analysis of a seventeenth-century aesthetic framed not by the rise of secularism, but by its opposite, and embraced by English writers including Thomas Hobbes, Richard Blackmore, John Locke, Jonathan Swift, and Daniel Defoe.

Author : Jeremy Robinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1941539580

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Infinite2 by Jeremy Robinson Pdf

Infinite2 is a bold continuation of Robinson's bestselling science fiction novel, packed with mystery, action, and mind-bending twists. OVER A MILLION BOOKS SOLD! William Chanokh is immortal...and he's trapped on the Galahad, an interstellar starship on a never-ending journey through open space. His only companions are Capria-mortal and in cryo-sleep-and Gal, an artificial intelligence, and the love of his life, with whom he spends every waking moment in the 'Great Escape, ' a virtual paradise. After untold years living countless lives, Gal begins acting strange. Possessive. Violent. Paranoid. Positive that something in the real world is causing her to malfunction, Will attempts to leave the Great Escape, but he finds himself a prisoner. Guided by a voice from reality, he is thrust into a series of torturous narratives, each one designed to break his will and keep him trapped in virtual reality. Betrayed by his digital love, his long-term memory overwritten, and enduring violent manipulation, Will painfully peels back layers of simulation, fighting to reach reality 1.0-where the nightmares are real. Maybe. New York Times and #1 Audible bestselling author, Jeremy Robinson, takes readers on a heart-wrenching journey to the edge of the universe and beyond, where distinguishing reality from simulation might be impossible.

Author : Kelly Loy Gilbert
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781534468221

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When We Were Infinite by Kelly Loy Gilbert Pdf

Knowing that the friendships she depends on will change when her parents split up, Beth witnesses a private act of violence in her crush's home before forging a pact with her friends to offer support in the face of a life-altering decision. With her family splintered and her future a question mark, Beth's friends Grace Nakamura, Brandon Lin, Sunny Chen, and Jason Tsou are all she has. She's certain she'll never be able to tell Jason how she really feels about him, so friendship will have to be enough. Then Beth witnesses a private act of violence in Jason's home, and the whole group is shaken. The group makes a pact to protect Jason, no matter the sacrifice. When their fierce loyalty isn't enough to stop Jason from making a life-altering choice, Beth must decide how far she is willing to go for him and how much of herself she is willing to give up.

Author : Stephen J. Burn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781441186324

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David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest by Stephen J. Burn Pdf

Infinite Jest has been hailed as one the great modern American novels and its author, David Foster Wallace, who committed suicide in 2008, as one of the most influential and innovative authors of the past 20 years. Don DeLillo called Infinite Jest a "three-stage rocket to the future," a work "equal to the huge, babbling spin-out sweep of contemporary life," while Time Magazine included Infinite Jest on its list of 100 Greatest Novels published between 1923-2006. David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest: A Reader's Guide was the first book to be published on the novel and is a key reference for those who wish to explore further. Infinite Jest has become an exemplar for difficulty in contemporary Fiction-its 1,079 pages full of verbal invention, oblique narration, and a scattered, nonlinear, chronology. In this comprehensively revised second edition, Burn maps Wallace's influence on contemporary American fiction, outlines Wallace's poetics, and provides a full-length study of the novel, drawing out the most important themes and ideas, before surveying Wallace's post-Infinite Jest output, including The Pale King.

Author : Allard den Dulk
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781628923339

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Existentialist Engagement in Wallace, Eggers and Foer by Allard den Dulk Pdf

The novels of David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers and Jonathan Safran Foer are increasingly regarded as representing a new trend, an 'aesthetic sea change' in contemporary American literature. 'Post-postmodernism' and 'New Sincerity' are just two of the labels that have been attached to this trend. But what do these labels mean? What characterizes and connects these novels? Den Dulk shows that the connection between these works lies in their shared philosophical dimension. On the one hand, they portray excessive self-reflection and endless irony as the two main problems of contemporary Western life. On the other hand, the novels embody an attempt to overcome these problems: sincerity, reality-commitment and community are portrayed as the virtues needed to achieve a meaningful life. This shared philosophical dimension is analyzed by viewing the novels in light of the existentialist philosophies of Søren Kierkegaard, Jean-Paul Sartre, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Albert Camus.

Author : Kane X. Faucher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Ciphers
ISBN : 0984603786

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The Infinite Library by Kane X. Faucher Pdf

This is book I in a triology. The other titles : The infinite atrocity and The infinite grey.

Author : John Alexander Gunn
Publisher : London : G. Allen & Unwin
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1929
Category : Space and time
ISBN : UOM:39015011300053

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The Problem of Time by John Alexander Gunn Pdf

Author : M. Suddain
Publisher : Random House
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448130917

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Hunters & Collectors by M. Suddain Pdf

John Tamberlain is The Tomahawk, the universe’s most feared food critic – though he himself prefers the term ‘forensic gastronomer’. He’s on a quest, in search of the much-storied Hotel Grand Skies, a secretive and exclusive haven where the rich and famous retreat to bask in perfect seclusion. A place where the waiters know their fish knife from their butter knife, their carotid from their subclavian artery, and are trained to enforce the house rules with brutal efficiency. Blurring the lines between detective story, horror and sci-fi, Hunters & Collectors is a mesmeric trip into the singular imagination of M. Suddain – a freewheeling talent whose poise, invention and sensational sentences have already earned him comparisons to Vonnegut, Pynchon and Douglas Adams.