Nothing: A Portrait of Insomnia â A Provocative and Wide-Ranging Exploration of Consciousness Through History, Art, and Science

Butler, Blake

ISBN 10: 0061997382 / ISBN 13: 9780061997389

Published by Harper Perennial (edition Harper Perennial ed.), 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nothing: A Portrait of Insomnia â A Provocative and Wide-Ranging Exploration of Consciousness Through History, Art, and Science
• Publisher: Harper Perennial (edition Harper Perennial ed.)
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061997382
• ISBN 13: 9780061997389
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Harper Perennial ed.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

“If there’s a more thoroughly brilliant and exciting new writer than Blake Butler . . . well, there just isn’t.” —Dennis Cooper

From Blake Butler, one of the most challenging young writers of our time and the acclaimed author of the novel There Is No Year, comes a thrillingly wide-ranging and provocative book about insomnia—from its role in history, art, and science through its unexpected consequences on Butler’s personal imagination, creative process, and perspective on reality. Fans of David Foster Wallace, David Shields, and Dennis Cooper will be captivated by Blake Butler’s darkly evocative prose and his daring exploration of the challenges of consciousness.

About the Author

Blake Butler is the author of five books of fiction, including There Is No Year and Scorch Atlas; a work of hybrid nonfiction, Nothing: A Portrait of Insomnia; and two collaborative works, Anatomy Courses with Sean Kilpatrick and One with Vanessa Place and Christopher Higgs. He is the founding editor of HTMLGIANT, "the Internet literature magazine blog of the future," and maintains a weekly column covering literary art and fast food for Vice magazine. His other work has appeared widely, including in The Believer, the New York Times, Fence, Dazed and Confused, and The Best Bizarro Fiction of the Decade. He lives in Atlanta.