{"product_id":"plasmas-paperback","title":"Plasmas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eC?line Minard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnnabel L. Kim\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA speculative masterpiece of technology and mythmaking that contemplates humanity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003ci\u003ePlasmas\u003c\/i\u003e dive into a post-human, more-than-human world where life as we know it has been replaced by life as it goes on. Acrobats glide through the air attached to biotech devices, an archivist presents scenes from Earth after interstellar colonization to her students, and scientists in Siberia play god with a manmade beast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten as a series of vignettes into futures near and far, \u003ci\u003ePlasmas\u003c\/i\u003e dives into questions of legacy, memory, the body, and technology through striking prose from one of France's leading sci-fi writers. Equally comfortable in the worlds of Donna Haraway and Vladimir Nabokov, \u003ci\u003ePlasmas\u003c\/i\u003e is stunning in both philosophical and literary depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter receiving her degree in philosophy, \u003cb\u003eCéline Minard\u003c\/b\u003e was a bookseller in Paris for seven years. In each of her books, she tries to explore new frictional territory, conducting vital experiences with times, places, voices and bodies, in order to transcend literary forms. She is the author of several novels including \u003ci\u003eLe Dernier Monde\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eBastard Battle\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and \u003ci\u003eSo long, Luise\u003c\/i\u003e (2011). Her books have been translated into multiple languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnabel L. Kim\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University and the author of two books: \u003ci\u003eUnbecoming Language: Anti-Identitarian French Feminist Fictions\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) and \u003ci\u003eCacaphonies: The Excremental Canon of French Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 209\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 6.9 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42150592053383,"sku":"9781646053520","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8118d32f2ace6c8ff8bdbd0b777171f8.webp?v=1733200741","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/plasmas-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}