This is a collection of eleven short stories submitted as a thesis project to Florida State University in spring, 2012. The stories, though varied, largely take place in the Caribbean (be the islands real or imagined composites of many islands), though "Follow" takes place in America and "The Princess Nemona Takes a Walk" is set both on a mysterious submersible and on the bottom of the ocean floor in an ocean that may or may not exist on Earth. The idea of parallel worlds or universes is explored in many of the stories, most prominently in the final story, "Governorship," a historical piece that brings up the question of how the idea of these parallel worlds might affect readings of history. The collection is also a stylistic exploration in many ways, as certain stories, like "Viola and the Passing of the Ghost Train" (written almost entirely in one sentence) are stylistically significantly different others, like "Hyper Manicou plus Elliot Versus Destroyer of Universes." These stories examine, often indirectly, what, if any, meaning we can extract from life after having learnt, through centuries, that we are tinier and less remarkable in the cosmic scheme of things than we could have ever imagined. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of English in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts. / Spring Semester, 2012. / March 15, 2012. / Caribbean, Dominica, fiction, magical realism, parallel universes, stories / Includes bibliographical references. / Julianna Baggott, Professor Directing Thesis; Mark Winegardner, Committee Member; Diane Roberts, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_182768 |
| Contributors | Bellot, Jonathan (authoraut), Baggott, Julianna (professor directing thesis), Winegardner, Mark (committee member), Roberts, Diane (committee member), Department of English (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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