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The story follows English professor Adam Snell as he realizes that someone is trying to kill both him and his book, ''Sovrana Sostrata'', a book about truth. As a metafiction work the novel parodies literary forms—each chapter is told in a different style ranging from traditional linear drama, to newspaper reports, to a |
The story follows English professor Adam Snell as he realizes that someone is trying to kill both him and his book, ''Sovrana Sostrata'', a book about truth. As a metafiction work the novel parodies literary forms—each chapter is told in a different style ranging from traditional linear drama, to newspaper reports, to a playwright's script, to a carefully [[annotated]] scholarly work from the 19th century—to the point where the novel's [[footnotes]] come alive and literally try to take over the narrative. |
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| Author | Robert Grudin |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Metafiction |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | 1992 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print Hardcover and paperback |
| Pages | 251pp |
| ISBN | 0-14-023113-7 |
Book: A Novel (1992) is a metafictional novel by Robert Grudin.
Plot
The story follows English professor Adam Snell as he realizes that someone is trying to kill both him and his book, Sovrana Sostrata, a book about truth. As a metafiction work the novel parodies literary forms—each chapter is told in a different style ranging from traditional linear drama, to newspaper reports, to a playwright's script, to a carefully annotated scholarly work from the 19th century—to the point where the novel's footnotes come alive and literally try to take over the narrative.
Themes
The novel explores the power struggles that exist with academia and the lack of administration support for creativity within universities. They are similar to other works by Robert Grudin because they also place emphasis on liberty, determinism, and other political philosophies.[1]
Reception
The novel was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize in Literature.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Robert Grudin". foresight.org. Foresight Institute. Archived from the original on September 24, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ^ "Design and Truth: Robert Grudin". yale.edu. Yale University Press. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
External links
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