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Novel Explosives

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Novel Explosives
First edition
AuthorJim Gauer
LanguageEnglish
GenrePhilosophical fiction, postmodernism
PublisherZerogram Press
Publication date
2016
Publication placeUnited States of America
Media typePrint
Pages720
ISBN978-1-953409-02-7

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

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  1. ^ Michael Silverblatt (July 20, 2017). "Jim Gauer: Novel Explosives". KCRW.
  2. ^ "Novel Explosives by Jim Gauer". Kirkus Review. October 11, 2016.
  3. ^ Jeff Bursey (November 2016). "The Encyclopedic Novel: Review of Jim Gauer's Explosives". Numéro Cinq.
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