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  • 2024
  • First edition.

The collapsing frontier

plus Calvino's "Lightness" and the feral child of history, plus In Mugwump Four and much more

Jonathan Lethem

Terry Bisson, Jonathan Lethem

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"Having stormed mainstream literature from the outskirts, Lethem has won a readership both wide and deep, all of whom appreciate his literary excellence, his mordant but compassionate humor, and the cultish attentiveness of his SF origins. He has earned the right to tread anywhere, and his many admirers are ready to follow. This collection compiles his intensely personal takes on the most interesting and deplorable topics in post-postmodern America. From original new fiction to incites on popular culture, cult and canonical authors, and problem performers. The "Furry-Girl School of American Fiction" is a personal true adventure, as Lethem tries (with the help of a seeming expert) to elbow his way into literary respectability. "The Collapsing Frontier" and "In Mugwump Four" are fictions mapping ominous new realms. In an intimate encounter with a literary legend, Calvino's Italy and Lethem's Brooklyn meet cute. Stanislaw Lem's Poland and Snowden's Exile both explore courage, art, and the search for truth, with wildly different results. A bibliography is also provided as well as our usual Outspoken Interview."--

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Title Statement The collapsing frontier: plus Calvino's "Lightness" and the feral child of history, plus In Mugwump Four and much more / Jonathan Lethem.
Series PM Press outspoken authors series ;30
Author Lethem, Jonathan
Additional Contributors Bisson, Terry
Lethem, Jonathan
Publication Oakland, CA: PM Press,2024.
Edition First edition.
Extent of Item 158 pages ;
ISBN 9798887440293 (hardcover)
Other Number pr07272669
Contents David Bowman and the furry-girl school of American fiction --Snowden in the labyrinth --The collapsing frontier --"Rooms full of old books are immortal enough for me" : Jonathan Lethem interviewed by Terry Bisson --My year of reading lemmishly --Calvino's "Lightness" and the feral child of history --In Mugwump Four.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-158).
Summary "Having stormed mainstream literature from the outskirts, Lethem has won a readership both wide and deep, all of whom appreciate his literary excellence, his mordant but compassionate humor, and the cultish attentiveness of his SF origins. He has earned the right to tread anywhere, and his many admirers are ready to follow. This collection compiles his intensely personal takes on the most interesting and deplorable topics in post-postmodern America. From original new fiction to incites on popular culture, cult and canonical authors, and problem performers. The "Furry-Girl School of American Fiction" is a personal true adventure, as Lethem tries (with the help of a seeming expert) to elbow his way into literary respectability. "The Collapsing Frontier" and "In Mugwump Four" are fictions mapping ominous new realms. In an intimate encounter with a literary legend, Calvino's Italy and Lethem's Brooklyn meet cute. Stanislaw Lem's Poland and Snowden's Exile both explore courage, art, and the search for truth, with wildly different results. A bibliography is also provided as well as our usual Outspoken Interview."--
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