A Theory-Fiction Reading List 2.0: Now with more titles, attempts at sub-divisions, and fewer misspellings.pic.twitter.com/HThnNKmKz4
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Here's the original list, with lots of good discussions in the thread, and other books which haven't made it to the expanded list:https://twitter.com/thewastedworld/status/1017427669338607616 …
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The first half of the list deals with theoretical titles which utilise fictional forms, while the second half is fiction with theoretical content. The second page occupies the middle-ground between these two, including the texts out of which "theory-fiction" emerged as a concept.
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The sub-divisions are of course tentative, and many of the titles could have been placed elsewhere. The purpose here isn't to birth a genre, but to give an overview of the interzone between two established forms, where high theory is brought down to earth.https://twitter.com/thewastedworld/status/1027606571352649728 …
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@ballardian spelled out the issue quite nicely: "I don’t think theory-fiction is a genre, [it] is more like an attitude [...] The world is so chaotic that no overarching theory can ever hope to explain it. So, the form itself leaks and cracks."https://twitter.com/ballardian/status/1040934692831129600 …Show this thread
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