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Parietal Games: Critical Writings by and on M. John Harrison (Foundation Studies in Science Fiction)
  
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Parietal Games: Critical Writings by and on M. John Harrison (Foundation Studies in Science Fiction) (Paperback)

by M.John Harrison (Author), Mark Bould (Editor), Michelle Reid (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 357 pages
  • Publisher: Science Fiction Foundation (1 Aug 2005)
  • ISBN-10: 0903007053
  • ISBN-13: 978-0903007054
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Presents a collection of non-fiction (book reviews, essays), by novelist M John Harrison, together with a selection of essays on Harrison's work.

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5.0 out of 5 stars essential critical text on essential contemporary writer, 2 Jun 2009
By P. A. March-Russell (Canterbury, Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
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"Parietal Games" collects M. John Harrison's criticism from his days with "New Worlds" onwards, a recent interview and a selection of insightful essays by SF/fantasy critics (Rob Latham and Farah Mendlesohn among them). You don't have to agree with all of Harrison's views to see that he is one of the most intelligent critical (as well as imaginative) voices in contemporary fiction. A consistent aesthetic emerges from these pieces, in particular, a rejection of SF's much vaunted claim to being a "literature of ideas" and an emphasis upon the role of conceit (this latter point leads into a critique of the New Wave and a fascinating dialogue with elder statesmen like Ballard). In retrospect, a direct line can be seen to run from Harrison's aesthetic to contemporary critiques like those of China Mieville or Geoff Ryman. The interview with the co-editor, Mark Bould, is also insightful and reveals both Harrison's modesty and generosity to younger writers. Lastly, the essays offer an excellent series of approaches to Harrison's writing - historical, deconstructive, feminist - from novels like "The Centauri Device" and "Viriconium" to "Light". Altogether, an excellent introduction to this key writer. And not just for the SF/fantasy fan - Harrison also reviews mainstream fiction and, since Harrison is an avid rock climber, there's a perceptive account of Joe Simpson's "Touching the Void".
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