Arc d'x steve erickson book

In a number of ericksons novels men are profoundly trapped by what they seek or purport to possess, and in virtually all of his novelsparticularly the sea came in at midnight and our ecstatic days where female characters dominatea female protagonist is the catalytic figure who sets events into motion. Ballard and don delillo, and praised by thomas pynchon, for his deeply imaginative fiction. Days between stations, rubicon beach, tours of the black clock, arc dx, amnesiascope, the sea came in at midnight, our ecstatic days, zeroville, these dreams of you and shadowbahn. Mindwarping in its vision, absolute in its integrity, arc dx is classic erickson as daring, crazy and passionate as any american writing since the declaration of independence. Arc dx is conceived as the buildup to a sort of melding of different time periods, which a physicist, in a throwaway sequence, discovers will happen at the end of. Buy arc dx by steve erickson from amazons fiction books store. Cover may not represent actual copy or condition available. Arc dx begins with the story of the love affair between thomas jefferson and a slave girl, sally hemings.

Arc dx paperback september 1, 1996 by steve erickson author. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Steve erickson has 39 books on goodreads with 179314 ratings.

Upon publication in 1993 it received wide attention from other novelists such as thomas pynchon, tom. Arc dx 1st uk edition1st printing steve erickson books tell you. At ucla i was editor of the literary magazine and received the universitys samuel goldwyn award for my first novela rare instance of a work of fiction winning a. Buy arc dx first printing first printing by steve erickson isbn. He also has written two books about american politics and popular culture, leap year and american nomad. Regarded as a central figure in the avantpop movement, erickson has been compared to j. Steve erickson is the acclaimed author of several novels, including arc dx, rubicon beach, and days between stations. Thomas jeffersons love for and enslavement of his mistress, sally hemings. Erickson, who has attracted a strong following with his three novels the most recent was tours of the black clock and the memoir leap year, has now written his most provocative novel yet, an apocalyptic narrative in which he yokes his grim vision of america to the exalted vision of thomas jefferson. Thomas jeffersons love for, and enslavement of, his mistress, sally heming. Steve erickson has written a phantasmagoric novel about american.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The jefferson hemings controversy episodes lehigh university. Arc dx 1993, by steve erickson, is an avantpop novel. Upon publication in 1993 it received wide attention from other novelists such as thomas pynchon, tom robbins and william gibson, and it has been translated into italian, japanese and other languages.