...And the Angel With Television Eyes
β Scribed by John Shirley
- Publisher
- Night Shade Books
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 110 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1633553639
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β¦ Synopsis
"...And the Angel with Television Eyes" explores the region where fantasy meets reality. This surreal journey of self-discovery and transformation at once questions the nature of our world, and redefines it in the context of 21st century pop culture and technology. It takes a writer of John Shirley's talent and audacity to bring together elements as disparate as Shakespeare, Nietzsche, on-line role playing games, soap operas, and classic mythology - binding them together, creating a heady mΓ©lange on, above, and below the streets of Manhattan.
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