Audio book; essays on sound technologies in narrative fiction.9780739118313 Audio book; essays on sound technologies in narrative fiction. Keskinen, Mikko. Lexington Books 2008 157 pages $60.00 Hardcover PN3352 Keskinen (U. of Jykvaskyla, Finland) takes a novel approach to narrative structure in literature by concentrating an story devices which utilize sound reproduction, such as TVs, radios, answering machines and record players. Using examples from works of fiction from Nicholson Baker Nicholson Baker (born January 7, 1957) is a contemporary American novelist, whose writings focus on minute inspection of the narrator's stream of thought. His unconventional novels deal with topics like voyeurism and planned assassination, but generally de-emphasize traditional , Don DeLillo Don DeLillo (born November 20 1936) is an American author best known for his novels, which paint detailed portraits of American life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He currently lives in New York City. , Michel Tournier Michel Tournier (1924 - ) is a French writer. His works are highly considered and have won important awards such as the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie Française in 1967 for Vendredi ou les limbes du Pacifique. and Nick Hornby This article is about Nick Hornby, the English writer. For the artist of the same name, see Nick Hornby (artist). Nick Hornby (born 17 April 1957 in Redhill, Surrey, England) is an English novelist and essayist. , the author demonstrates how these technologies can offer a unique and innovative perspectives in narration. Written primarily for comparative literature students, this book also includes a section on emails, and how they can achieve the same distinctive tone in prose. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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