Holodeck in the Garden

Science and Technology in Contemporary American Fiction

Peter Freese, Charles B Harris

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Dalkey Archive Press
07 September 2004

Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Series: Dalkey Archive Scholarly

Collecting twenty essays written by distinguished scholars from the United States and Germany, ""The Holodeck in the Garden"" offers an informative tour of the complex interrelations between science, technology, and contemporary American literature.

Contributors include Michael Berube writing on Colson Whitehead's ""The Intuitionist""; Joseph Conte on William Gibson and Bruce Sterling; David Cowart on Don DeLillo's ""Cosmopolis""; Carl Djerassi on science-in-fiction; N. Katherine Hayles on Neal Stephenson's ""Cryptonomicon""; Ursula Heise on risk and narrative in the contemporary novel; John Johnston on network theory; Brian McHale on Harry Mathews, Kathy Acker, and Gilbert Sorrentino; Joseph Tabbi on William Gaddis; and Curtis White on the ""Great American Disaster Machine.""

Edited by: Peter Freese, Charles B Harris
Imprint: Dalkey Archive Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 224mm, Width: 151mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 657g
ISBN: 9781564783554
ISBN 10: 1564783553
Series: Dalkey Archive Scholarly
Pages: 270
Publication Date: 07 September 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter Freese is professor and chair of American Studies at the University of Paderborn, Germany. The past president of the German Association for American Studies and bearer of the Bunesverdienstkreuz am Bande, he is also the author and editor of more than 40 books and over 150 articles on diverse aspects of American life and literature. Charles B. Harris directs the Unit for Contemporary Literature at Illinois State University. He is also the publisher of American Book Review and author of numerous books and articles on recent American fiction and the profession of English studies.