William Poundstone is the author of eight books—two of them, The Recursive Universe and Labyrinths of Reason, were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. His new book, How Would You Move Mount Fuji?,will be published by Little, Brown in May 2003.

 

William Poundstone's ground-breaking New Media piece, premiering in this issue of TIR Web, is loosely inspired by the story-telling automata in Raymond Roussel's novel Locus Solus. Be sure to read the FAQ section. Poundstone makes this obscure allusion less so—and he connects Roussel's narrative devices to contemporary issues of electronic literature.

View Poundstone's 3 PROPOSALS FOR BOTTLE IMPS

 

From the April 2002 archives:

Read "An Interview with William Poundstone,"
by Brian Kim Stefans

Download the pdf of the interview*

View Poundstone's NEW DIGITAL EMBLEMS


 

 

 

 

 

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