Word: fictions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...into a whole, however unhappy. His blend of the happy and solemn is moving at times, worrisome at others and fascinating always. Although Deane, a professor at Notre Dame and a published critic and poet, is no stranger to writing, Reading in the Dark is his first venture into fictional territory. The boundary between poetry and fiction, especially for Deane, with that glowing prose, is not as stringent as that between the two Irelands; with any luck, this novel will not be his last...
...pair of humans who seek answers to the same questions, both involved in the production of a play about the life of Thomas Edison. Flitting between the shadows of the play and the cobwebs of reality, the short story leaves it to the reader to grasp the threads of fiction after his or her own fashion. One can barely tell when the tale spins from the story of the scientist to that of the assistant director and his cast A febrile reiteration of the word "soul mate" in myriad forms ("sole mate") reminds us of the pitch of Byers' anecdotes...
Only connect... And how far as Michael Byers willing to go in order to connect? Certainly a long way. As an effective fiction writer, he steps out of his author's shell to don the simple attire of his characters, living each narrative convincingly enough for us to believe that Andie, Martin, Rosie, Alvin, Janine and Louise are all inside us, desperately longing for just an opportunity to connect...
...Viking; 407 pages; $24.95) and Lamb's I Know This Much Is True (HarperCollins; 901 pages; $27.50) are unlikely to attain the publicity and sales heights of their predecessors--what could? But readers looking for the qualities Winfrey and her viewers seem to love best--accessible, heartfelt, family-oriented fiction that's easy on the brain--will not be disappointed...
Curiously, rather than being a boon to the nascent hypertext-fiction movement, the Web is seen as a spoiler: "The regrettable rump faction says we lost the hypertext movement when the Web came along," says Joyce. "No one knows yet how to make this a popular medium." Why? "The Web is all edges and without much depth, and for a writer that is trouble," he says...