Louisiana Alba is the author of Uncorrected Proof, which I heart, so I asked if she would write something just for me (and you lit-lovers). Here ’tis:
Italians have a phrase: non mettere le mani avanti, don’t put your hands out in front (to prevent the fall you fear). Let the scholars sort out my fictions. [...]
Tag Archives: postmodernism
Uncorrected Proof – Louisiana Alba
November 7, 2008 – 7:54 am
ElephantEars Press, 9780955867606, 2008 (UK)
Can something be playfully and overtly postmodern and still be readable – driving you through a compelling plot? Louisiana Alba proves it can be done. Uncorrected Proof is a postmodern novel that entertainingly riffs on form, style, character, tense, person – but with an overall thriller/quest type plot appropriation, it folds [...]
I’m Afraid of the Five-Blade Razor – Book Review and Commentary
March 20, 2008 – 9:36 am
Affluenza: When Too Much is Never Enough – Clive Hamilton and Richard Denniss.
Allen & Unwin, 2005, 9781741146714.
Three years ago Clive Hamilton half-jokingly referred to the possibility of the five-blade razor. It comes as no surprise that his prediction has come true, and emphasises why Affluenza continues to be an extremely relevant book. Gillette’s razor with [...]
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Avatar: a mash-up
This piece is a mash-up of an undergrad essay from a couple of years ago, plus present thoughts, imaginings and speculation on the narrative of self in a virtual environment.
Storytelling is as old as humanity. The human has always actively projected him/herself into realms of fantasy (through song, art, drama, writing). Modernity advanced the visual aspect of [...]