Ownership is Theft... enter THE PLAGIARIST for Plagiarism Day 2008

August 25th is officially PLAGIARISM Day and people around the world are being encouraged to adopt the identity of THE PLAGIARIST or Christopher Nosnibor for the day.

2008-08-25, Christophernosnibor.co.uk

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Category: Publishing | Tags: publication novel postmodern fiction

This global event coincides with the publication of Christopher Nosnibor's’ mind-bending postmodern anti-novel, THE PLAGIARIST in paperback.

Christopher Nosnibor’s latest publication, a postmodern anti-novel entitled ‘THE PLAGIARIST’ will be available in paperback from Monday 25th August. Published by Clinicality Press, paperback edition will be available through Amazon and many of the usual channels, and also directly from Clinicality press and from http://stores.lulu.com/clinicality, priced at £7.50.

The first edition hardback is still available exclusively through Clinicality Press (http://clinicalitypress.co.uk), Christophernosnibor.co.uk and Christopher’s MySpace page (http://www.MySpace.com/christophernosnibor) at a price of £12.50.

Who is THE PLAGIARIST?

The pace of modern life is such that it's small wonder that stress and anxiety are on the increase. Ben is a postmodern everyman, struggling to find himself and his place in the world. Amongst the spam emails, the advertisements and superficial gloss of the MTV / facebook virtual world, the corporate speak and sensationalist newspaper headlines, between the cracks in the facade presented by the mass-media, there is life.

Wandering lost and seeking any port in the datastorm, Ben’s life and his very identity is crumbling. Enter the enigmatic PLAGIARIST who becomes by turns his guide, his teacher, and his nemesis as Ben weaves his way through the landscape forged from the wreckage of the everyday.

‘THE PLAGIARIST’ is no ordinary novel. Picking up where Burroughs left off with his cut-up texts of the 1960s, the narrative of ‘THE PLAGIARIST’ is built from the fabric of the everyday, drawing from an infinite array of sources to both reflect and attack contemporary modes of living in a consumerist society, Putting literary theory into practice, ‘THE PLAGIARIST’ challenges established notions of authorship and eschews conventional linear narrative for a fragmentary style that serves to bring fiction closer to the realities of perception.

A riot of experimentation, ‘THE PLAGIARIST’ is an example of contemporary theory in practice, melding Bloom’s theories on influence to a series of unreliable or schizophrenic narrators against a backdrop created by Frederic Jameson. With a narrative fabricated from the effluvia of the now, which continues the work started by Burroughs and developed by contemporaries like Kenji Siratori, this book demonstrates how postmodern society can cause the individual to lose themselves and the plot.

For further information, a synopsis and short excerpt, and to purchase, go to:

http://christophernosnibor.co.uk/THE_PLAGIARIST.aspx

About the author:

Christopher Nosnibor is a writing machine. His interests are diverse, as is his output, which spans fiction, literary criticism, poetry and general spouting. He is the author of ‘Bad Houses,’ a collection of short stories, ‘A Call for Submission,’ and co-author of ‘C.N.N.,’ a multimedia extravaganza produced in collaboration with Stuart Bateman. He has had works published in Neonbeam, Geeek Magazine and at badmarmalade.com, and, most recently, in Lit Up Magazine.

He is an avid music fan and has more records than he can listen to. He is also a recluse, a fan of real ales and a 24/7 enigma.

Website: http://www.christophernosnibor.co.uk

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