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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808808903321

Autore

Praeg Leonhard

Titolo

Subtle Gravity

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Portland : , : University of Kwazulu-Natal Press, , 2021

©2021

ISBN

1-86914-477-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 pages)

Disciplina

823/.92

Soggetti

Addicts

Substance abuse - Religious aspects

Living alone

South African fiction (English)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

"What is addiction? Who is an addict, and why? Are we only addicted to substances, or also to patterns of thought: self-loathing, doubt, obsessive thinking, and perhaps even silence? Subtle Gravity, like Praeg's first novel, Imitation, departs from the assumption that we are all addicts. We all struggle with being alone. Taking as a point of departure an extreme form of addiction--a commitment to the silence we know precedes the violence that language imposes on us--Subtle Gravity maps a possible way back from addiction through a playful engagement with Buddhism, Christian mysticism, and, of course, Star Wars. Subtle Gravity deals with addiction as both a philosophical and spiritual issue or phenomenon. Insights from Buddhism, Christian mysticism, and popular culture are woven into a narrative that simultaneously reflects on contemporary issues in local and global politics."