Subtle Gravity
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| Autore: |
Praeg Leonhard
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| Titolo: |
Subtle Gravity
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| Pubblicazione: | Portland : , : University of Kwazulu-Natal Press, , 2021 |
| ©2021 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (316 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 823/.92 |
| Soggetto topico: | Addicts |
| Substance abuse - Religious aspects | |
| Living alone | |
| South African fiction (English) | |
| 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." |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Subtle Gravity |
| ISBN: | 1-86914-477-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910808808903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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