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The Plot Genie
Gillian Conoley
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Description for The Plot Genie
Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 242.
Inspired by "the plot genie"--a plot-generating device created in the 1930s that used numerical games of chance to divine character traits and plot points--this imaginative, book-length poem discusses the ways in which people are re-created, inspired, aroused, and persuaded by the power of the stories that they listen to and share. Rich in scene and cinematic quality, the plot--visual and literary, old and new--recombines all into a simultaneous present, examining society's endless hunger for narrative. Exploring and blending genres with exciting and lyrical language, references to film and pop culture are laced throughout. Presenting a memorable cast in moving and ... Read more
Inspired by "the plot genie"--a plot-generating device created in the 1930s that used numerical games of chance to divine character traits and plot points--this imaginative, book-length poem discusses the ways in which people are re-created, inspired, aroused, and persuaded by the power of the stories that they listen to and share. Rich in scene and cinematic quality, the plot--visual and literary, old and new--recombines all into a simultaneous present, examining society's endless hunger for narrative. Exploring and blending genres with exciting and lyrical language, references to film and pop culture are laced throughout. Presenting a memorable cast in moving and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Omnidawn Publishing United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Richmond, CA, United States
ISBN
9781890650421
SKU
V9781890650421
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Ref
99-1
About Gillian Conoley
Gillian Conoley is an award-winning poet and the founder and editor of VOLT -- a national literary magazine. She lives in Corte Madera, California.
Reviews for The Plot Genie
"Conoley's sixth collection is a book of many sources (ancient and contemporary, cerebral and tabloid) that all point toward cinema. Experimental poetry fans and cinephiles will find much that haunts and stimulates."
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly