The Invented Part

Fresán, Rodrigo

ISBN 10: 1940953561 / ISBN 13: 9781940953564

Published by Open Letter (edition First Edition), 2017

The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 1940953561-7-1-13

Synopsis:

A sprawling epic about imagination, creation and reality in the vein of Infinite Jest and Gravity's Rainbow.

An aging writer, disillusioned with the state of literary culture, attempts to disappear in the most cosmically dramatic manner: travelling to the Hadron Collider, merging with the God particle, and transforming into an omnipresent deity - a meta-writer, capable of rewriting reality.

With biting humour and a propulsive, contagious style, amid the accelerated particles of his characteristic obsessions the writing of F. Scott Fitzgerald, the music of Pink Floyd and The Kinks, 2001: A Space Odyssey, the links between great art and the lives of the artists who create it - Fresán takes us on a whirlwind tour exploring themes of childhood, loss, memory, aging, and death.

Drawing inspiration from the scope of modern classics and the structural pyrotechnics of the postmodern masters, the Argentine once referred to as 'a pop Borges' delivers a powerful defence of great literature, a celebration of reading and writing, of the invented parts the stories we tell ourselves to give shape to our world.

About the Author: Rodrigo Fresán is the author of nine novels, including Kensington Gardens, Mantra, and The Bottom of the Sky. His works incorporate many elements from science-fiction (Philip K. Dick in particular) alongside pop culture and literary references.

Will Vanderhyden received an MA in Literary Translation Studies from the University of Rochester. He has translated fiction by Carlos Labbe, Edgardo Cozarinsky, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Juan Marse, Rafael Sanchez Ferlosio, Rodrigo Fresán , and Elvio Gandolfo. He received an NEA Fellowship to work on The Invented Part.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Invented Part
Publisher: Open Letter (edition First Edition)
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Edition: First Edition.