Fiction
ZERO DEGREES OF SEPARATION零度分離
Introduction
2021 TLA Golden Book Award
About the Book
Zero Degrees of Separation is a narrative investigation of human, animal, and AI introspection upon the insubstantiality of self, organized around two central devices: the implantation of behavior-modifying artificial neural networks into living bodies, and a philosophical inquiry into the nature of love. The tonal palette of the novel mingles tender enchantment with piercing desolation.
Judge Commentary (by Yu-Hang Chen)
Comprised of six stories, and a fictional publisher’s statement, preface, and closing dialogue, this full-length novel is a chain of interlocking segments.
The novel hints that in a cold, desolate future, the warmth of affection may penetrate all the more deeply, and the more inexplicable our pursuit of love, the greater its potential to move us.
The incisive yet lyrical prose of novelist Egoyan has a natural resonance with classics of 20th century literature like Yasunari Kawabata’s Snow Country, while his sci-fi world-building keeps one eye firmly fixed on humanity’s prehistoric past. Impressively adroit, Zero Degrees of Separation is worthy of recognition as one of the year’s stand-out works of fiction.
About the Book
Zero Degrees of Separation is a narrative investigation of human, animal, and AI introspection upon the insubstantiality of self, organized around two central devices: the implantation of behavior-modifying artificial neural networks into living bodies, and a philosophical inquiry into the nature of love. The tonal palette of the novel mingles tender enchantment with piercing desolation.
Judge Commentary (by Yu-Hang Chen)
Comprised of six stories, and a fictional publisher’s statement, preface, and closing dialogue, this full-length novel is a chain of interlocking segments.
The novel hints that in a cold, desolate future, the warmth of affection may penetrate all the more deeply, and the more inexplicable our pursuit of love, the greater its potential to move us.
The incisive yet lyrical prose of novelist Egoyan has a natural resonance with classics of 20th century literature like Yasunari Kawabata’s Snow Country, while his sci-fi world-building keeps one eye firmly fixed on humanity’s prehistoric past. Impressively adroit, Zero Degrees of Separation is worthy of recognition as one of the year’s stand-out works of fiction.
Info
Category：Fiction
Author：Egoyan Zheng
Publisher：Rye Field Publishing Co.
Rights Contact：Vicky Wu
Email：vicky_wu@hmg.com.tw
ISBN：9789863448242
