My Meteorite: Or, Without The Random There Can Be No New Thing

Harry Dodge

ISBN 10: 1787302342 / ISBN 13: 9781787302341

Published by Harvill Secker, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Meteorite: Or, Without The Random There Can Be No New Thing
• Publisher: Harvill Secker
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1787302342
• ISBN 13: 9781787302341
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

‘Where can the human animal seek its energy in this era of lockdowns and social distancing? Dodge may help us to find out’ Guardian

‘If you’re a fan of Maggie Nelson’s work, you’ll like this book. It’s truly beautiful’ Dazed

Is love a force akin to gravity? A kind of invisible fabric which enables communications through space and time? Artist Harry Dodge finds himself contemplating such questions as his father declines from dementia and he rekindles a bewildering but powerful relationship with his birth mother. A meteorite Dodge orders on eBay becomes a mysterious catalyst for a reckoning with the vital forces of matter, the nature of consciousness, and the bafflements of belonging.

Structured around a series of formative, formidable coincidences in Dodge’s life, My Meteorite journeys with stylistic bravura from Barthes to Blade Runner, from punk to Pale Fire. It is a wild, incandescent book that creates a literary universe of its own. Blending the personal and the philosophical, the raw and the surreal, the transgressive and the heartbreaking, Harry Dodge revitalizes our world, illuminating the magic just under the surface of daily life.

'Holds you in its thrall like a brilliant friend. Dodge is a masterful writer' Miranda July

About the Author

Harry Dodge is a writer and visual artist whose work has been exhibited at venues nationally and internationally. His solo and collaborative work is held in numerous institutions, such as the Museum of Modern Art, NY; and Museum of Contemporary Art, LA. In 2017 Dodge was awarded a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. He lives with his family in Los Angeles.