Name: ENTER READER
Brand: Editura Cetatea de Scaun
SKU: 5378247
Price: 39.00 RON
Availability: InStock

Descriere

A young girl’s is instructed by her mother to hide their alien heritage. A clock falls in love with its owner. A nameless character, forgotten by his author, now seeks meaning. Enter READER is a collection of eleven short stories revolving around the many forms escapism takes, penned as a form of bibliotherapy by a lost writer and subjective observer of the world.

Each story tackles a different reason and way to escape, from seeking religious reassurance, to fighting for the protection of books during an authoritarian regime. Some of them touch on a still niche topic in literature, fandom behaviors in the digital age, and the relationship between fans and the stories they love. The approach of looking at modern niche internet communities in the era of social media through the lens of literary speculative fiction has remained an uncharted territory, or rather, one that’s rarely been taken seriously. Thus, a hungry audience is being starved of intimate understanding of their existence and experiences. Still, the book is not limited to just one function, nor should other types of readers feel unwelcomed. All it asks is that you, the reader, no matter your background and previous associations with fiction, let yourself be open towards experiencing this book in full and pondering the questions it poses.

Escapism is an act we all partake in, knowingly or not; it surrounds us like oxygen in the air. It is crucial that people stop seeing escapism, specifically through engaging with fiction, merely as a way to spend time passively, but as an activity that can help shape who we are. As homo narrans (storytelling humans), we create stories to construct ourselves as protagonists of the world we see, to understand others, and to overall cope with life; our minds are intrinsically wired to seek and create tales. By observing how the characters in this book approach life, aided by the narratives they surround themselves with, it is the author’s hope that each reader can reflect on their own coping mechanisms and relationship with fiction.

Dear READER

Escapism is an act we all partake in, knowingly or not. The goal of my work is for people to stop seeing escapism, specifically through engaging with fiction, merely as a way to pass time, but as something that can shape who they are, through adding to their minds’ models of the world, and influencing their perception of reality. As homo narrans (storytelling humans), we create stories to construct ourselves as protagonists of the world we see, to understand others, and to overall cope with life; our minds are intrinsically wired to seek and create tales. By observing how the characters in this book approach life, aided by the narratives they surround themselves with, it is my hope that each reader can reflect on their own media consumption and its impact.

This collection features eleven short stories. Inspiration is a strange, unpredictable thing, but certain concrete thought proccesses that led to this book’s creation can still be described: some stories were based on dreams, others on observations or conversations with people, and one even delved into the life of an old imaginary friend from bygone years. Some of them touch on a still unexplored topic in literature, fandom behaviors in the digital age, and the relationship between fans and the stories they love. Of course, books concerned with the relationship between author, reader and text, as well as metafiction, are nothing new, but the approach of looking at modern niche internet communities in the era of social media through the lens of literary speculative fiction has remained an uncharted territory, or rather, one that’s rarely been taken seriously. Thus, a hungry audience is being starved of not only recognition, but also intimate understanding of their existence and experiences. Still, the book is not limited to just one

function, nor should other types of readers feel unwelcomed. All I ask is that you, the reader, no matter your background and previous associations with fiction, let yourself be open towards experiencing this book in full and pondering the questions it poses.