The Continent of Lies deals with a futuristic society where entertainment has evolved to an extreme level. Rather than watch TV or movies, you simply eat a "cephapple" and experience the story as a dream into which you are inserted as the main character/5(8). Dark and satiric, The Continent of Lies is a bravura demonstration of the bold originality that has won James Morrow two Nebula Awards, two World Fantasy Awards, and the Brand: Open Road Media Sci-Fi Fantasy. Born in , James Kenneth Morrow has been writing fiction ever since he, as a seven-year-old living in the Philadelphia suburbs, dictated “The Story of the Dog Family” to his mother, who dutifully typed it up and bound the pages with yarn. This three-page, six-chapter /5.
A psychiatrist friend recommended a James Morrow novel to me, thinking that I would appreciate its irreverence. This was pre Internet, so I went to the library where they didn't have the recommended novel but did have "The Continent of Lies". It has ever since been a favorite. It's a beautiful work that transcends the genre. The Continent of Lies In a Philip K Dick like dystopian future a new form of mass entertainment turns toxic plunging unsuspecting consumers into an abyss of terrorCutting edge virtual reality has emerged as a popular al Title: The Continent of Lies; Author: James K. Morrow; ISBN: ; Page: ; Format: Mass Market Paperback. The Continent of Lies. James K. Morrow. fiction science fiction adventurous slow-paced. pages | first published Buy Browse editions. United States Bookshop US. Other countries Bookshop UK Blackwell's. The StoryGraph is an affiliate of the featured links. We earn commission on any purchases made.
Dark and satiric, The Continent of Lies is a bravura demonstration of the bold originality that has won James Morrow two Nebula Awards, two World Fantasy Awards, and the Prix Utopia. Related collections and offers. Product Details. Dark and satiric, The Continent of Lies is a bravura demonstration of the bold originality that has won James Morrow two Nebula Awards, two World Fantasy Awards, and the Prix Utopia. Read more Read less. Continent of Lies | The Island of James Morrow. In a Philip K. Dick–like dystopian future, cutting-edge virtual reality has emerged as a popular, albeit controversial, source of amusement. Devouring a cephapple or “dreambean” allows the eater to become the primary player in a preprogrammed narrative: love story, historical spectacle, horror thriller—the medium encompasses all genres.
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