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''Amnesia'' (1992), the [[debut novel|first novel]] by [[Douglas Anthony Cooper]], chronicles the unraveling of a Toronto family and the amnesiac girl who undoes its scion, Izzy Darlow |
''Amnesia'' (1992), the [[debut novel|first novel]] by [[Douglas Anthony Cooper]], chronicles the unraveling of a Toronto family and the amnesiac girl who undoes its scion, Izzy Darlow. |
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Reviewed by [[Michiko Kakutani]] of the [[New York Times]], its "elliptical narrative style recalls works by [[D.M. Thomas]], [[Paul Auster]], [[Sam Shepard]] and [[Vladimir Nabokov]]," and as a postmodern addition to the genre of architectural fiction, it combines Cooper's study of architecture and philosophy. Cooper deals with memory theory throughout the novel, and emphasizes its relationship to classical rhetoric. He studied Latin rhetoric, and was a serious competitive debater in college at the [[University of Toronto]]—he was [[Canadian National Debating Championship|Canadian National Champion]] in 1985, and Runner-Up Best Speaker at the 1985 [[World Universities Debating Championship|World Championships]]. |
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''Amnesia'' gained a following among architecture students and academic theorists, and Cooper has been deeply involved in the architectural community as an artistic collaborator. |
''Amnesia'' gained a following among architecture students and academic theorists, and Cooper has been deeply involved in the architectural community as an artistic collaborator. |
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Revision as of 07:49, 28 September 2012
| Author | Douglas Cooper |
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| Publisher | Random House of Canada |
Publication date | 1992 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | Print (paperback)and Kindle digital |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-394-22232-6 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| OCLC | 31045866 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PR9199.3.C6435 A8 1992 |
| Followed by | Delirium |
Amnesia (1992), the first novel by Douglas Anthony Cooper, chronicles the unraveling of a Toronto family and the amnesiac girl who undoes its scion, Izzy Darlow.
Amnesia gained a following among architecture students and academic theorists, and Cooper has been deeply involved in the architectural community as an artistic collaborator. [1]
Published to good reviews,[2] it was a national bestseller in Canada and shortlisted for the Books in Canada First Novel Award.
Amnesia was published for Amazon's Kindle in 2011.
References
External links
- Review clips of Douglas Anthony Cooper's Novels
- Dysmedia - Cooper's Home Page
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