Plague of fleas
| dc.contributor.advisor | Jarman, Mark Anthony | |
| dc.contributor.author | Anderson, Ben Lewis | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-01T16:21:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-01T16:21:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2020-06-05T00:00:00Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Plague of Fleas is a novel that attempts to navigate the relationship between sympathy and apathy in a society obsessed with local and international tragedy. The novel places Delia, a middle-aged Christian mystic in the 21st century, at the scene of a hit-and-run accident that leaves Joffrey, a 12 year-old boy, dead. Instead of informing the police of the young boy's killer, Delia dwells on her own emotional frailty in the aftermath of the accident. As a modem-day mystical seer, she soon becomes engaged with the apparition of the dead boy, forming a meaningful relationship with the child while avoiding any possibility of fulfillment and repentance in her own life. As a means of reproducing Delia's mystical visions, the novel attempts to combine the characterization and narrative techniques of traditional literary fiction with elements from popular "genre" fiction, such as science-fiction and fantasy. Plague of Fleas follows Delia's struggle to navigate between her auspicious visions and the real world itself. | |
| dc.description.copyright | ©Ben Anderson, 2012 | |
| dc.description.note | Scanned from archival print submission | |
| dc.format | text/xml | |
| dc.format.extent | iv, 132 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | |
| dc.identifier.other | Thesis 8998 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/13620 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_CA | |
| dc.publisher | University of New Brunswick | |
| dc.rights | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 | |
| dc.subject.discipline | English | |
| dc.title | Plague of fleas | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | English | |
| thesis.degree.fullname | Master of Arts | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of New Brunswick | |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | M.A. |
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