The Resource Dear cyborgs, Eugene Lim
Dear cyborgs, Eugene Lim
Resource Information
The item Dear cyborgs, Eugene Lim represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in East Baton Rouge Parish Library.This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
Resource Information
The item Dear cyborgs, Eugene Lim represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in East Baton Rouge Parish Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
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- "A fractal fable about the possibility and power of protest as told by three superheroes on their lunch break In a small Midwestern town, two Asian American boys bond over their outcast status and a mutual love of comic books. Meanwhile, in an alternative or perhaps future universe, a team of superheroes ponders modern society during their time off. Between black-ops missions and rescuing hostages, they swap stories of artistic malaise and muse on the seemingly inescapable grip of market economics. Gleefully toying with the conventions of the novel, Dear Cyborgs weaves together the story of a friendship's dissolution with a provocative and lively meditation on protest. Through a series of linked monologues, a surprising cast of characters explores narratives of resistance--protest art, eco-terrorists, Occupy squatters, pyromaniacal militants--and the extent to which any of these can truly withstand the pragmatic demands of contemporary capitalism. All the while, a mysterious cybernetic book of clairvoyance beckons, and trusted allies start to disappear. Playfully blending comic-book villains with cultural critiques, Eugene Lim's Dear Cyborgs is a fleet-footed literary exploration of power, friendship, and creativity that recalls authors like Tom McCarthy and Valeria Luiselli. Ambitious and knowing, it braids together hard-boiled detective pulps, subversive philosophy, and Hollywood chase scenes, unfolding like the composites and revelations of a dream. "--
- "A genre-bending novel told through the witty dialogues of three superheroes in their down time discussing their origin stories and moments of protest against body and state, ultimately weaving an intimate path through notions of art, money, resistance, and friendship"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 163 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374537111
- Label
- Dear cyborgs
- Title
- Dear cyborgs
- Statement of responsibility
- Eugene Lim
- Subject
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- Storytelling
- Storytelling -- Fiction
- trueVillains
- Superheroes -- Fiction
- Superheroes
- Alienation (Social psychology)
- Capitalism
- Capitalism -- Social aspects
- trueCreation (literary, artistic, etc.)
- trueDetectives
- Friendship
- trueKorean American boys
- trueNear future
- Protest movements
- truePurpose in life
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "A fractal fable about the possibility and power of protest as told by three superheroes on their lunch break In a small Midwestern town, two Asian American boys bond over their outcast status and a mutual love of comic books. Meanwhile, in an alternative or perhaps future universe, a team of superheroes ponders modern society during their time off. Between black-ops missions and rescuing hostages, they swap stories of artistic malaise and muse on the seemingly inescapable grip of market economics. Gleefully toying with the conventions of the novel, Dear Cyborgs weaves together the story of a friendship's dissolution with a provocative and lively meditation on protest. Through a series of linked monologues, a surprising cast of characters explores narratives of resistance--protest art, eco-terrorists, Occupy squatters, pyromaniacal militants--and the extent to which any of these can truly withstand the pragmatic demands of contemporary capitalism. All the while, a mysterious cybernetic book of clairvoyance beckons, and trusted allies start to disappear. Playfully blending comic-book villains with cultural critiques, Eugene Lim's Dear Cyborgs is a fleet-footed literary exploration of power, friendship, and creativity that recalls authors like Tom McCarthy and Valeria Luiselli. Ambitious and knowing, it braids together hard-boiled detective pulps, subversive philosophy, and Hollywood chase scenes, unfolding like the composites and revelations of a dream. "--
- "A genre-bending novel told through the witty dialogues of three superheroes in their down time discussing their origin stories and moments of protest against body and state, ultimately weaving an intimate path through notions of art, money, resistance, and friendship"--
- Assigning source
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- Provided by publisher
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lim, Eugene
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Superheroes
- Storytelling
- Label
- Dear cyborgs, Eugene Lim
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 19 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 163 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374537111
- Isbn Type
- (softcover)
- Lccn
- 2016045039
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- 2016045039
- DLC
- Label
- Dear cyborgs, Eugene Lim
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 19 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 163 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374537111
- Isbn Type
- (softcover)
- Lccn
- 2016045039
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- 2016045039
- DLC
Subject
- Storytelling
- Storytelling -- Fiction
- trueVillains
- Superheroes -- Fiction
- Superheroes
- Alienation (Social psychology)
- Capitalism
- Capitalism -- Social aspects
- trueCreation (literary, artistic, etc.)
- trueDetectives
- Friendship
- trueKorean American boys
- trueNear future
- Protest movements
- truePurpose in life
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