Publisher's Synopsis
ohn David Ebert--prolific culture critic, lecturer and poet-- retells the Orpheus myth for the hypermodern age. The fate of Orpheus's lover Eurydice, today, Ebert suggests, is comparable to having one's "electronic avatar" erased from the digitalsphere, or more accurately to lose access to another's digital presence-- e.g. unfriended, blocked, deleted, etc, etc.-- such that they disappear from all the screens of one's life.It appears there's a new literary movement in the making and the world is well-advised to watch Ebert and friends carefully as they remake the literary landscape. Eurydice may never be rescued, but fortunately for our cultural-historical moment Orpheus, perhaps like the author himself, is still trying as Ebert renders vividly for us here with a dazzling electrical radiance highlighting Orpheus's struggle throughout the mercurial landscapes of the mediasphere reminiscent of such classic works of cyber-fiction as "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" or "Neuromancer."--Michael Aaron Kamins, author of Absences (poetry) and Clouds (poetry)
