{"product_id":"quirks-of-the-quantum-postmodernism-and-contemporary-american-fiction-9780813932859","title":"Quirks of the Quantum: Postmodernism and Contemporary American Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Samuel Chase Coale\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpisodic and disconnected, much of postmodern fiction mirrors the world as quantum theorists describe it, according to Samuel Chase Coale. In \u003ci\u003eQuirks of the Quantum, \u003c\/i\u003e Coale shows how the doubts, misgivings, and ambiguities reflected in the postmodern American novel have been influenced by the metaphors and models of quantum theory. Coale explains the basic facets of quantum theory in lay terms and then applies them to a selection of texts, including Don DeLillo's \u003ci\u003eUnderworld, \u003c\/i\u003e Joan Didion's \u003ci\u003eDemocracy, \u003c\/i\u003e and Thomas Pynchon's \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Day.\u003c\/i\u003e Using a new approach to literature and culture, this book aims to bridge the gap between science and the humanities by suggesting the many areas where they connect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Virginia Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47598946254999,"sku":"9780813932859","price":7950.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780813932859.webp?v=1775002584","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/quirks-of-the-quantum-postmodernism-and-contemporary-american-fiction-9780813932859","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}