Signed by the author on the title page. Sixteen wide-ranging short stories. A man loses his leg in a war, and a field doctor sews on a fairy tale in its place. The Byzantine army invades a small college town. Giants move in next door. The secret history of Erie - past, present, and future - is revealed.
Small Beer Press - 2006 - ISBN: 1931520178 / 9781931520171
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DeNiro, Alan
Total Oblivion, More or Less
Signed by the author on the title page. What's a girl to do when her world is invaded by warriors from ancient Europe? That's the problem faced by sixteen-year-old Macy, who sees her quiet life in Minnesota turned upside down when things that shouldn't be possible begin transforming the landscape around her. Wood submarines, wasp-borne plagues, talking dogs - it's not the same America. As her family unravels and society falls apart, Macy must learn how to survive in a brand-new world.
It is commonly said that history is written by the victors: the narrator chooses the events that will be part of the story, and the narrative explains their meaning. In fiction, narrative conventions and cliches make writing and reading familiar stories easier, but also impede writers' efforts to tell unfamiliar stories. Essays from new and established sf and fantasy authors as well as several scholars consider the politics of narrative manifested in fiction, history, and science. Is narrative inherently dangerous? Empowering? Or even liberating?
Contents
Contributors
Preface == L. Timmel Duchamp
Introduction: Going to Narrative == Eileen Gunn
Part I: Narrative and History
Telling Reality: Why Narrative Fails Us == Carolyn Ives Gilman
Lost in the Archives: A Shattered Romance == L. Timmel Duchamp
Patriarchal Imperialism and the Narrative of Women's History == Ellen E. Kittell
The Era of Lost (White) Girls == Rebecca Wanzo
Part II: Narrative Politics
Beyond Madame Curie? The Invisibility of Women's Narratives in Science == Lesley A. Hall
Imagination and Prison == Wendy Walker
Against Accessibility: Renewing the Difficult Imagination == Lance Olsen
Reading The Best of A.E. van Vogt == Alan DeNiro
Stories Are More Important than Facts: Imagination as Resistance in Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth == Andrea Hairston
Suspending Disbelief: Story as Political Catalyst == Susan Palwick
Apocalyptic Empathy: A Parable of Postmodern Sensibility == Rebecca Wanzo
Part III: Narrative and Writing Fiction
The Life and/of Writing == Samuel R. Delany
Living Fiction and Storybook Lives == Nicola Griffith
Narrative and Class == Eleanor Arnason
Why We Tell the Story: The Political Nature of Narrative == Rachel Swirsky
Girl in Landscape: How to Fall into a Politically Useless Narrative Rut and Notions of How to Get Back Out == Claire Light
