"A Naked Singularity" tells the story of Casi, a child of Colombian immigrants who lives in Brooklyn and works in Manhattan as a public defender--one who, tellingly has never lost a trial. Never. In the book, we watch what happens when his sense of justice and even his sense of self begin to crack--and how his world then slowly devolves. It's a huge, ambitious novel clearly in the vein of DeLillo, Foster Wallace, Pynchon, and even Melville, and it's told in a distinct, frequently hilarious voice, with a striking human empathy at its center. Its panoramic reach takes readers through crime and courts, immigrant families and urban blight, media savagery and media satire, scatology and boxing, and even a breathless heist worthy of any crime novel.
"One of the best and most original novels of the decade. . . . It''s one of those fantastic, big, messy books like "Darconville''s Cat" or "Infinite Jest" or "Women and Men," though it''s not really like any of those books or those writers. . . . . But see here: I refuse to divulge too much of the plot, because watching it unfold is one of the great joys of the novel. . . . . What I keep coming back to is the audacity of this novel, which is truly a towering, impressive work--De La Pava''s not hesitant to break and then mirror the narrative with the story of professional boxer Wilfred Benitez, or insert a recipe, none of which hinder the narrative but rather shape the entirety of the book, making the actual story and its effect on the characters (and the characters'' actions that shape the story, et cetera) more profound. . . . If you like "The Wire," if you like rewarding, difficult fiction, if you like literary, high-quality artistic and hilarious yet moving novels that are difficult
Title: A Naked Singularity
Subtitle: A Novel
Contributors:
By (author)
Sergio De La Pava
ISBN 13: 9780226141794
ISBN 10: 0226141799
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Publication Date: 11/05/2012
Place of Publication:
Chicago, IL,
United States
Edition:
BIC Subjects:
Modern fiction
NBS Classification: General & Literary Fiction
Dewey Classification:
813.6
(DC23)
;
813.6
(DC21)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 696
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Thickness: 38mm
Weight: 907g