02180nam 22004693 450 991079502430332120230629223558.01-86914-477-5(CKB)4900000000562998(MiAaPQ)EBC6800087(Au-PeEL)EBL6800087(OCoLC)1285168251(EXLCZ)99490000000056299820220404d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSubtle GravityPortland :University of Kwazulu-Natal Press,2021.©2021.1 online resource (316 pages)1-86914-476-7 "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."AddictsFictionSubstance abuseReligious aspectsFictionLiving aloneFictionSouth African fiction (English)AddictsSubstance abuseReligious aspectsLiving aloneSouth African fiction (English)823/.92Praeg Leonhard1475142MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910795024303321Subtle Gravity3689206UNINA