Blackbox (novel)
Blackbox is the first novel by British writer Nick Walker.
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| Author | Nick Walker |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Headline Review |
Publication date | 7 May 2002 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-7472-6876-2 |
Plot
A stowaway dies on board a flight.
Major themes
A major theme of the book is six degrees of separation, the theory that people are linked by a surprisingly small number of connections.[1]
Style
The book is written as a countdown of 840 chapters, some as short as a few words. The author creates an atmosphere which has been compared to those in novels by Chris Morris and J. G. Ballard.[2]
Reception
The book was longlisted for the British Book Award and the Whitbread First Novel Award.[3]
gollark: Don't give up. if you believe in yourself, you can do anything. Literally anything.
gollark: If you wanted to, you should have.
gollark: When have I EVER said stupid things?
gollark: See, I think you're just doing things badly.
gollark: `17:32:32.369117 IP6 2a00:23c7:540c:a700:3f3d:22fc:477c:1e93.45228 > loki.xmpp-client: Flags [S], seq 267843014, win 64260, options [mss 1428,sackOK,TS val 3105162043 ecr 0,nop,wscale 7], length 0`
References
- Robinson, Tasha. "Nick Walker: Blackbox: A Novel In 840 Chapters". A.V.Club. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- Petit, Chris. "Crash Happy: Chris Petit on Nick Walker's wildly morbid comedy, Blackbox". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- "Boomtown, Nick Walker". fishpond.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
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