Other Electricities is based on experiences Monson had as a child growing up on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The novel focuses on the characters and their interactions with one another in a small town in Upper Michigan. Much of the book revolves around the central character "Yr Protagonist" and his interactions with his friends and family. The opening chapter describes a police officer alerting the family of Liz, Yr's girlfriend, being killed in a snowmobile crash in a frozen river, which is the basis of much of the novel. Some reviewers speculate that Yr Protagonist is a semi-autobiographical character.[2]
Structureedit
Monson stated that he tried to "activate" otherwise non-authorial sections of the text by specially composing a character list, list of symbols, and index. The book's pieces of poetry were designed by Monson to be read as poetry or prose.[1] The book's thematic material is based largely on repeating motifs.[3]
Role of Designedit
Monson, who claims "informal training" in design, both authored the text and designed the page layout of an early Other Electricities in Pagemaker. In an early draft of the novel, headers and gutter space featured text that interacted with page numbers.[1]
Awards and nominationsedit
Monson was a finalist for the 2006 New York Public Library's Young Lions Award, and won the 2007 John C. Zacharis First Book Award from the literary journal Ploughshares for Other Electricities.
Referencesedit
^ abcCrist, Meehan. "An Interview With Writer and Editor Ander Monson". pw.org. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
^"Griddy Realism: Ander Monson's "Other Electricities"". Shigekuni. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
^Ryor, Colleen Marie. "Interview with Ander Monson". The Adirondack Review. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
External linksedit
http://otherelectricities.com/, Monson's website.
January 01, 1970
other, electricities, novel, ander, monson, monson, first, novel, described, work, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, authorander, monsoncover, artistcharles, casey, martincountryunited, stateslanguageenglishgenreliterary, fictionpublishersarabande, bookspublication. Other Electricities is a novel by Ander Monson It is Monson s first novel and is described by him as a work of poetry fiction and nonfiction 1 Other ElectricitiesAuthorAnder MonsonCover artistCharles Casey MartinCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishGenreLiterary fictionPublisherSarabande BooksPublication date1 May 2005Media typePrint Paperback Pages224ISBN978 1 932511 15 4 First edition Contents 1 Plot 2 Structure 3 Role of Design 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External linksPlot editOther Electricities is based on experiences Monson had as a child growing up on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan The novel focuses on the characters and their interactions with one another in a small town in Upper Michigan Much of the book revolves around the central character Yr Protagonist and his interactions with his friends and family The opening chapter describes a police officer alerting the family of Liz Yr s girlfriend being killed in a snowmobile crash in a frozen river which is the basis of much of the novel Some reviewers speculate that Yr Protagonist is a semi autobiographical character 2 Structure editMonson stated that he tried to activate otherwise non authorial sections of the text by specially composing a character list list of symbols and index The book s pieces of poetry were designed by Monson to be read as poetry or prose 1 The book s thematic material is based largely on repeating motifs 3 Role of Design editMonson who claims informal training in design both authored the text and designed the page layout of an early Other Electricities in Pagemaker In an early draft of the novel headers and gutter space featured text that interacted with page numbers 1 Awards and nominations editMonson was a finalist for the 2006 New York Public Library s Young Lions Award and won the 2007 John C Zacharis First Book Award from the literary journal Ploughshares for Other Electricities References edit a b c Crist Meehan An Interview With Writer and Editor Ander Monson pw org Retrieved 19 August 2011 Griddy Realism Ander Monson s Other Electricities Shigekuni Retrieved 20 August 2011 Ryor Colleen Marie Interview with Ander Monson The Adirondack Review Retrieved 20 August 2011 External links edithttp otherelectricities com Monson s website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Other Electricities amp oldid 862846193, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
