Novel Explosives
Novel Explosives by Jim Gauer (Zerogram Press, 2016) is an experimental novel that tells three interrelated stories set in Los Angeles, Ciudad Juárez, and Guanajuato.
 first edition cover | |
| Author | Jim Gauer |
|---|---|
| Country | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Experimental novel, Philosophical fiction, Postmodernism |
| Publisher | Zerogram Press |
Publication date | 2016 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 713 |
| ISBN | 978-1-55713-433-2 |
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
- Michael Silverblatt (July 20, 2017). "Jim Gauer: Novel Explosives". Bookworm, 88.9 FM, 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
- Michael Silverblatt interviews Jim Gauer on Bookworm, 89.9 FM, KCRW
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