Novel Explosives

2016 experimental novel

Novel Explosives

First edition

Author| Jim Gauer
Language| English
Genre| Philosophical fiction, postmodernism
Publisher| Zerogram Press

Publication date

| 2016
Publication place| United States of America
Media type| Print
Pages| 720
ISBN| 978-1-953409-02-7

Novel Explosives by Jim Gauer (Zerogram Press, 2016) is a novel that tells three interrelated stories set in Los Angeles, Ciudad Juárez, and Guanajuato.

The novel is named after a thermobaric weapon introduced by the US Marine Corps during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq called a "Novel Explosive" (SMAW-NE).

There are many references to the poet Fernando Pessoa.

Jeff Bursey writing for Numéro Cinq described the novel as having Quentin Tarantino-like action sequences paired with metafictional flourishes.[1][2][3]

## References

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1. ^ Michael Silverblatt (July 20, 2017). "Jim Gauer: Novel Explosives". KCRW.
2. ^ "Novel Explosives by Jim Gauer". Kirkus Review. October 11, 2016.
3. ^ Jeff Bursey (November 2016). "The Encyclopedic Novel: Review of Jim Gauer's Explosives". Numéro Cinq.

## External links

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* Excerpt at KCRW
* Interview at The Millions

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