Tag Archives: biofiction
Explorations in Science and Literature
We’re announcing a new series! Guest post by Anton Kirchhofer, Janine Rogers, and John Holmes In the twentieth century, a powerful myth arose that science and technology could solve humanity’s problems. New materials like plastics, new drugs, new computational and information technologies, would transform our world, creating a cleaner, brighter, healthier and more equal future. In some… Read More »
The Biographical Novel and the Creative Art of Contemporary Living
Guest post by Michael Lackey Because Kevin Barry’s biographical novel Beatlebone is about John Lennon, one could wrongly assume that it provides an accurate picture of the Beatles’ lead singer. But what readers actually get is Barry’s vision of life and art, and he merely uses Lennon in order to achieve his artistic goal. As… Read More »
The Uncanny Power and Artistry of Biofiction
Guest post by Michael Lackey The Danish painter Einar Wegener had an elective surgery in 1930 to become the woman Lili Elbe. At first glance, David Ebershoff’s novel The Danish Girl is about this transformation. But if one understands how the biographical novel converts an historical figure into a literary symbol, then one can see… Read More »