The Collapsing Frontier, plus Calvino's "Lightness" and the Feral Child of History, plus In Mugwump Four, and much more

Lethem, Jonathan

ISBN 13: 9798887440293

Published by PM Press, Oakland, 2024

About this Item

158p., very good condition in like dust jacket. Fiction, essays, and an interview. PM Press Outspoken Authors.

Seller Inventory # 318094

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Collapsing Frontier, plus Calvino's "Lightness" and the Feral Child of History, plus In Mugwump Four, and much more
• Publisher: PM Press, Oakland
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798887440293
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literary criticism
  • Fiction, Novels, Prose, Literature
  • Science Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

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 thoughts 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.

Plus...

"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" and "In Mugwump Four" are fictions mapping ominous new realms. "Calvino's 'Lightness' and the Feral Child of History" is an intimate encounter with a legendary author. In "My Year of Reading Lemmishly" and "Snowden in the Labyrinth" he explores courage, art, and the search for truth, with wildly different results.

And Featuring: Our usual Outspoken Interview, in which Lethem reveals the secret subtext of his books, how he spent his MacArthur award money, and how a Toyota he owned was used in the robbery of a fast-food restaurant.

About the Author

Jonathan Lethem is the author of The Fortress of Solitude and Motherless Brooklyn, as well as more recent bestsellers, The Feral Detective and The Arrest. Several of his novels have been made into major movies and his shorter works can often be found in the New Yorker, the Atlantic, and other distinguished venues. One of the MacArthur "Genius" grant winners, Lethem is well-known and widely respected for his vivid literary style, sardonic humor, and deep understanding of American culture. He teaches creative writing at Pomona College.