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Holodeck in the Garden - (Dalkey Archive Scholarly) by Peter Freese & Charles B Harris (Paperback)

Name: Holodeck in the Garden - (Dalkey Archive Scholarly) by Peter Freese & Charles B Harris (Paperback)
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Collecting twenty essays written by distinguished scholars from the United States and Germany, "The Holodeck in the Garden" offers an informative tour of the complex interrelations between science, technology, and contemporary American literature.Contributors include Michael Berube writing on Colson Whitehead's "The Intuitionist"; Joseph Conte on William Gibson and Bruce Sterling; David Cowart on Don DeLillo's "Cosmopolis"; Carl Djerassi on science-in-fiction; N. Katherine Hayles on Neal Stephenson's "Cryptonomicon"; Ursula Heise on risk and narrative in the contemporary novel; John Johnston on network theory; Brian McHale on Harry Mathews, Kathy Acker, and Gilbert Sorrentino; Joseph Tabbi on William Gaddis; and Curtis White on the "Great American Disaster Machine.
Author(s): Peter Freese & Charles B Harris
270 Pages
Literary Criticism, Books & Reading
Series Name: Dalkey Archive Scholarly

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About the Book

Collecting twenty essays written by distinguished scholars from the United States and Germany, The Holodeck in the Garden offers an informative tour of the complex interrelations between science, technology, and contemporary American literature.

Book Synopsis

Collecting twenty essays written by distinguished scholars from the United States and Germany, "The Holodeck in the Garden" offers an informative tour of the complex interrelations between science, technology, and contemporary American literature.

Contributors include Michael Berube writing on Colson Whitehead's "The Intuitionist"; Joseph Conte on William Gibson and Bruce Sterling; David Cowart on Don DeLillo's "Cosmopolis"; Carl Djerassi on science-in-fiction; N. Katherine Hayles on Neal Stephenson's "Cryptonomicon"; Ursula Heise on risk and narrative in the contemporary novel; John Johnston on network theory; Brian McHale on Harry Mathews, Kathy Acker, and Gilbert Sorrentino; Joseph Tabbi on William Gaddis; and Curtis White on the "Great American Disaster Machine."

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.3 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 270

Genre: Literary Criticism

Sub-Genre: Books & Reading

Series Title: Dalkey Archive Scholarly

Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Peter Freese & Charles B Harris

Language: English

Street Date: June 1, 2004

TCIN: 1004682096

UPC: 9781564783554

Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-6115

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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