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Informationen zum Autor Kimberly Bohman-Kalaja received her bachelor's degree from Scripps College, studied at Queen's University in Belfast, and did her graduate work at Princeton University, where she was awarded her Ph.D. She is currently a professor of English at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Klappentext In Reading Games, Kimberly Bohman-Kalaja guides us through an entertaining and instructive exploration of a neglected literary genre, the Play-Text. Focusing on the works of Flann O'Brien, Samuel Beckett, and Georges Perec, Bohman-Kalaja's book provides insightful analysis of game and play theories, as well as a new perspective on the world of experimental fiction -- discovering, step by step, the innovative strategies of those authors who play reading games. Zusammenfassung In "Reading Games," Kimberly Bohman-Kalaja guides us through an entertaining and instructive exploration of a neglected genre of post-modernism, the Play-Text. Pioneered by authors such as Flann O'Brien, Samuel Beckett, and Georges Perec, Bohman-Kalaja's book provides a fresh interpretive approach to understanding the Play-Text. Providing insightful analysis of the game and play theories, and drawing from a wide range of ideas--from the thinking of the great philosophers to basic chess and poker strategies--Reading Games makes the world of experimental fiction accessible by unraveling, step-by-step, the innovative strategies of those authors who play reading games.
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Kimberly Bohman-Kalaja received her bachelor's degree from Scripps College, studied at Queen's University in Belfast, and did her graduate work at Princeton University, where she was awarded her Ph.D. She is currently a professor of English at California State University, Dominguez Hills.
