And yes it really is about a black professor who has a meltdown when he doesn.
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The first section could be described as a realist satire set in urban america.
The novel was written over a period of nine years and has been well received by critics who have praised its lighthearted and.
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For those new to mat johnson i might suggest starting with his most recent book loving day which is a bit more accessible and a fantastic novel to boot.
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Pym is an ambitious novel which as described by johnson himself is really multiple books within a book.
Taking on everything from poe to toni morrison s playing the dark johnson writes a tale at once absurd laugh out loud funny ironic and broadly satirical.
Mat johnson s satirical vision roves as freely as kurt vonnegut s and is colored with the same sort of passionate humanitarianism maud newton new york times magazine named one of the best books of the year by the washington post vanity fair houston chronicle the seattle times salon.
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Accepting everything from poe to toni morrison s playing the darker johnson writes a tale at once ludicrous laugh out loud funny ironic and broadly satirical.
Marvelous satire and a post modern literary play on the life of words pym is the best time i ve had between the covers of a book in ages.
Pym is an ambitious novel which as described by johnson himself is really multiple books within a book.
For those new to mat johnson i might suggest starting with his most recent book loving day which is a bit more accessible and a fantastic novel to boot.
A novel by mat johnson.
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The sharpest and most unusual story i read last year.
The sharpest and most unusual story i read last year.
Pym is the third novel by american author mat johnson published on march 1 2011 a satirical fantasy inspired by the narrative of arthur gordon pym of nantucket edgar allan poe s only novel the book explores racial politics and identity in america and antarctica.
Mat johnson s satirical vision roves as freely as kurt vonnegut s and is colored with the same sort of passionate humanitarianism maud newton new york times magazine named one of the best books of the year by the washington post vanity.
Marvelous satire and a post modern fictional play on the lifestyle of words pym is definitely the best time we have had between the includes of any book in age range.
