In Reading Games, Kimberly Bohman-Kalaja guides us through an entertaining and instructive exploration of a neglected genre of post-modernism, the Play-Text. Pioneered by authors such as Flann O'Brien, Samuel Beckett, and Georges Perec, Bohman-Kalaja's book provides a fresh interpretive approach to understanding the Play-Text. Providing insightful analysis of the game and play theories, and drawing from a wide range of ideasfrom the thinking of the great philosophers to basic chess and poker strategiesReading Games makes the world of experimental fiction accessible by unraveling, step-by-step, the innovative strategies of those authors who play reading games.

General

ISBN		9781564784735
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		Dalkey Archive Pr
Pages		267
List Price		$34.95
Author		Bohman-kalaja, Kimberly
Publication Date		07/01/2007
Release Status		In Print
Format		Paperback
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 8.75 Inches (US) Width: 6 Inches (US) Thickness: 0.75 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 1 Pounds (US)