Black Box (short story)
| "Black Box" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Jennifer Egan | |
 First page of print publication in The New Yorker. | |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
| Publication | |
| Published in | The New Yorker |
| Publication date | 25 May 2012 (Twitter) 4 & 11 June 2012 (Magazine) |
Black Box is a science fiction short story published in May 2012 by Pulitzer Prize winning American writer Jennifer Egan. It was released in an unusual serialized format: as a series of tweets on The New Yorker's Twitter account over nine days beginning May 25, 2012.[1][2][3] The story is in the form of "mental dispatches" from a spy living in the Mediterranean area in the near future.
Many similarities exist between the lead character and the character of Lulu in "A Visit From the Goon Squad," for which Egan won her Pulitzer, strongly suggesting to readers familiar with the two works that this story is connected to the universe Egan develops in that book.
External links
- @NYerFiction - Twitter address of New Yorker fiction department from which story installments are published
References
- ^ "Coming soon: Jennifer Egan's 'Black Box'". The New Yorker website. New York: Conde Nast. May 24, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Stoeffel, Kat (May 26, 2012). "The New Yorker Will Serialize Jennifer Egan's Short Story on Twitter, Starting Tonight". The New York Observer online. New York. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Kirtley, David Barr (May 24, 2012). "Let's Hope Jennifer Egan's Twitter Story Heralds the Return of Serial Fiction". Wired.com. Conde Nast. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
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