Novel Explosives
Appearance
Author | Jim Gauer |
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Language | English |
Genre | Philosophical fiction, postmodernism |
Publisher | Zerogram Press |
Publication date | 2016 |
Publication place | United States of America |
Media type | |
Pages | 720 |
ISBN | 978-1-953409-02-7 |
Novel Explosives by Jim Gauer (Zerogram Press, 2016) is a novel that tells three interrelated stories set in Los Angeles, Ciudad Juárez, and Guanajuato.
The novel is named after a thermobaric weapon introduced by the US Marine Corps during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq called a "Novel Explosive" (SMAW-NE).
There are many references to the poet Fernando Pessoa.
Jeff Bursey writing for Numéro Cinq described the novel as having Quentin Tarantino-like action sequences paired with metafictional flourishes.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Michael Silverblatt (July 20, 2017). "Jim Gauer: Novel Explosives". KCRW.
- ^ "Novel Explosives by Jim Gauer". Kirkus Review. October 11, 2016.
- ^ Jeff Bursey (November 2016). "The Encyclopedic Novel: Review of Jim Gauer's Explosives". Numéro Cinq.
External links
[edit]- Excerpt at KCRW
- Interview at The Millions