Bubblegum (novel)
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| Author | Adam Levin |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Mark Deakins, Michael Crouch and Julia Whelan |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | April 14, 2020 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover), e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 784 |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-54496-2 (hardcover) |
| OCLC | 1083180693 |
| 813/.6 | |
| LC Class | PS3612.E92365 B83 2020 |
Bubblegum is a 2020 science fiction novel by Adam Levin. The novel takes place in Illinois, though in a reality where "curios" — flesh-based robots — are common, and the internet does not exist.[1]
Writing and composition
Levin spent approximately a decade writing the novel.[2] Originally, Levin wrote a short story featuring the protagonist of Bubblegum, Belt Magnet, which he has referred to as "terrible".[3] The story was not published, and Levin later combined some of its elements with an instruction manual for the in-universe curios featured in Bubblegum, producing the earliest versions of the book.
References
- ^ Davidson, Willing (24 February 2020). "Adam Levin on Kids and Cuteness". The New Yorker. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Hallberg, Garth Risk (23 April 2020). "What if, Instead of the Internet, We Had Xenobots?". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Grisar, PJ (14 April 2020). "Q&A: The 800-page book about cruelty that smells like bubblegum". Forward. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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