Rewiring the Real: In Conversation with William Gaddis, Richard Powers, Mark Danielewski, and Don Delillo

by Mark C. Taylor

Book Overview

Digital and electronic technologies that act as extensions of our bodies and minds are changing how we live, think, act, and write. Some welcome these developments as bringing humans closer to unified consciousness and eternal life. Others worry that invasive globalized technologies threaten to destroy the self and the world. Whether feared or desired, these innovations provoke emotions that have long fueled the religious imagination, suggesting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231160410
• ISBN13: 9780231160414
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 7.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher