On Reality and Virtuality: A Study of Time-Spaces in "Plowing the Dark."

This article focuses on the novel "Plowing the Dark" by Richard Powers which deals on the boundaries between virtual and real spaces. It explains that in his novel, time-spaces served as the organizing principles which governs the interactions among people. It adds that in this novel, Power plays on...

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Publicado en:Mosaic: An Interdisciplinary Critical Journal Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 95 - 109
Autor principal: Smith, Bradley
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Mosaic Sep2009
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