Some time in the near future, university lecturer Caspar receives a gift from a former student called Liv: a memory stick containing a virtual narrative. Hooked up to a virtual reality bodysuit, he becomes immersed in the experience of their past sexual relationship. But this time it is her experience. What was for him an erotic interlude, resonant with the thrill of seduction, was very different for her—and when he has lived it, he will understand how.
Later…
A convicted paedophile recruited to Liv’s experiment in collective consciousness discovers a way to escape from his own desolation.
A synthetic boy, designed by Liv’s team to ‘love’ men who desire adolescents, begins to question the terms of his existence.
L, in transition to a state beyond gender, befriends Liv, in transition to a state beyond age.
Liv herself has finally transcended the corporeal—but there is still the problem of love.
An Uncertain Grace is a novel in five parts by one of Australia’s most inventive and provocative writers. Moving, thoughtful, sometimes playful, it is about who we are—our best and worst selves, our innermost selves—and who we might become.
By:
Krissy Kneen Imprint: Text Publishing Company Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 153mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 328g ISBN:9781925355987 ISBN 10: 1925355985 Pages: 256 Publication Date:27 February 2017 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for An Uncertain Grace
'It's a rare book that seems to drift like smoke away from the printed page to rewrite the physical world...[Kneen] wants us to strip naked and be transformed.' Melbourne Review of Books 'Haunting and wonderful.' My Cup and Chaucer
Long-listed for The Stella Prize 2018 (Australia)
Short-listed for Aurealis Awards, Best Science Fiction Novel 2017 (Australia)
Short-listed for Norma K Hemming Award 2018 (Australia)
Short-listed for The Stella Prize 2018 (Australia)