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Reality Hunger: A Manifesto
Contributor(s): Shields, David (Author)

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ISBN: 0307387976     ISBN-13: 9780307387974
Publisher: Vintage
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Aesthetics
Dewey: 809.911
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.32" W x 7.96" L (0.57 lbs) 240 pages
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 03/06/2011 pg. 24
 
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A landmark book, "brilliant, thoughtful" (The Atlantic) and "raw and gorgeous" (LA Times), that fast-forwards the discussion of the central artistic issues of our time, from the bestselling author of The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead.

Who owns ideas? How clear is the distinction between fiction and nonfiction? Has the velocity of digital culture rendered traditional modes obsolete? Exploring these and related questions, Shields orchestrates a chorus of voices, past and present, to reframe debates about the veracity of memoir and the relevance of the novel. He argues that our culture is obsessed with "reality," precisely because we experience hardly any, and urgently calls for new forms that embody and convey the fractured nature of contemporary experience.

 
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