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The Collapsing Frontier
(2024)(Book 30 in the Outspoken Authors series)
A collection of stories by Jonathan Lethem
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. It moves
from original new fiction to insights on popular culture, cult and
canonical authors, and problematic people.
“David Bowman and
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” is a brand-new fictional journey into an ominous unmapped realm. “Calvino’s 'Lightness' and the Feral Child of History” is an intimate encounter with a literary legend, where Calvino’s Italy and Lethem’s Brooklyn meet cute. In “On Lem-ness” and “Snowden in the Labyrinth” he
explores courage, art, and the search for truth, with wildly different
results. A bibliography is also provided as well as our usual Outspoken
Interview.
Genre: Science Fiction
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. It moves
from original new fiction to insights on popular culture, cult and
canonical authors, and problematic people.
“David Bowman and
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” is a brand-new fictional journey into an ominous unmapped realm. “Calvino’s 'Lightness' and the Feral Child of History” is an intimate encounter with a literary legend, where Calvino’s Italy and Lethem’s Brooklyn meet cute. In “On Lem-ness” and “Snowden in the Labyrinth” he
explores courage, art, and the search for truth, with wildly different
results. A bibliography is also provided as well as our usual Outspoken
Interview.
Genre: Science Fiction
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