Peter Watts

Peter Watts Is An Angry Sentient Tumor (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

With over fifty unpredictable, scathing, hilarious, and more-than-occasionally moving essays about science, politics, family, pop culture, religion and more, Peter Watts - Hugo Award-winning author, former marine biologist, and "angry sentient tumor" (via Annalee Newitz, author of Autonomous) - shows why he is the savage dystopian optimist whom you can't look away from ... even when you probably should.

[STARRED REVIEW] "Irreverent, self-depreciating, profane, and funny, showcasing a Hunter S. Thompson-esque studied rage and dissatisfaction with the status quo combined with the readability and humor of John Scalzi."
-Booklist

Which of the following is true?

Peter Watts is banned from the U.S.
Watts almost died from flesh-eating bacteria.
A schizophrenic man living in Watts's backyard almost set the house on fire.
Watts was raised by Baptists who really sucked at giving presents.
Peter Watts said to read this book. Or else.

With Watts's infamous penchant for blunt, honest, and deep reflection, these retrospective essays provide a view inside his head and even into his heart.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Tachyon Publications
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781616963200
• Artikelnr.: 57013704

Autorenporträt

From the Author (About the Author):

Peter Watts (www.rifters.com) is a former marine biologist who clings to some shred of scientific rigor by appending technical bibliographies onto his novels. His debut novel, Starfish, was a New York Times Notable Book, while his fourth, Blindsight- a rumination on the utility of consciousness that has become a required text in undergraduate courses ranging from philosophy to neuroscience-was a finalist for numerous North American genre awards, winning exactly none of them. (It did, however, win a shitload of awards overseas, which suggests that his translators may be better writers than he is.) His shorter work has also picked up trophies in a variety of jurisdictions, notably a Shirley Jackson Award (possibly due to fan sympathy over nearly dying of flesh-eating disease in 2011) and a Hugo Award (possibly due to fan outrage over an altercation with US border guards in 2009). The latter incident resulted in Watts being barred from entering the US-not getting on the ground fast enough after being punched in the face by border guards is a "felony" under Michigan statutes-but he can't honestly say he misses the place all that much. Especially now.

Watts's work is available in twenty languages-he seems to be especially popular in countries with a history of Soviet occupation-and has been cited as inspirational to several popular video games. He and his cat, Banana (since deceased), have both appeared in the prestigious scientific journal Nature. A few years ago he briefly returned to science with a postdoc in molecular genetics, but he really sucked at it.