Homo irrealis : essays
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Essays. Selections
Author
Aciman, André,
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780374171872, 0374171874
Physical Desc
239 pages ; 22 cm
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
Edition
First edition.
Street Date
2101
Language
English
ISBN
9780374171872, 0374171874

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"A new collection of essays on literary and cinematic themes"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
Andř Aciman returns to the essay form in Homo Irrealis to explore what the present tense means to artists who cannot grasp the here and now. Irrealis is not about the present, or the past, or the future, but about what might have been but never wasbut could in theory still happen.

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LC Subjects
Aesthetics.
Art criticism.
Essays.
Imagination.
Literary criticism.
Philosophy.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Aciman, A. (2021). Homo irrealis: essays (First edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Aciman, André. 2021. Homo Irrealis: Essays. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Aciman, André. Homo Irrealis: Essays Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Aciman, André. Homo Irrealis: Essays First edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.

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