
Revelation Countdown
Cris Mazza(Author)
Fiction Collective Two (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 30. March 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
153 pages
978-1-57366-076-1 (ISBN)
Description
While in many ways reaffirming the mythic dimension of being on the road already romanticized in American pop and folk culture, Revelation Countdown also subtly undermines that view. These stories project onto the open road not the nirvana of personal freedom but rather a type of freedom more closely resembling loss of control. Being in constant motion and passing through new environments destabilizes life, casts it out of phase, heightens perception, skews reactions. Every little problem is magnified to overwhelming dimensions; events segue from slow motion to fast forward; background noises intrude, causing perpetual weehour insomnia. Imagination flourishes, often as an enemy: people suddenly discover that they never really understood their travelling companions. The formerly stable line of their lives veers off course. In such an atmosphere, the title Revelation Countdown, borrowed from a roadside sign in Tennessee, proves prophetic: It may not arrive at 7:30, but revelation will inevitably find the traveller.
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Normal
United States
Publishing group
The University of Alabama Press
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57366-076-1 (9781573660761)
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