{"product_id":"9798765137680","title":"World Biofictionalists in Translation Literature as Existential Map","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBiofiction Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eWorld Biofictionalists in Translation\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiterature as Existential Map\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichael Lackey | Lucia Boldrini | Michael Lackey | Monica Latham\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Comparative Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeventeen authors of the world's most famous biofictions discuss their works with literary scholars to answer vitally important questions about the relevance and power of literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e How do authors metaphorize the life of a real person in order to diagnose cultural sicknesses and offer readers healthier and more just ways of thinking and doing? How can biofiction fictionalize the life of a person in order to give readers an existential map for becoming a more autonomous and agential being? How can biofiction contribute to human happiness? How can it combat mental illness?\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e World Biofictionalists in Translation\u003c\/i\u003e brings together some of the most prominent creative writers across the globe in order to explore the value and power of literature, specifically biofiction, to transform and improve human lives; to encourage and promote interpersonal, intercultural, and international communication; and to generate interest in non-English speaking writers, cultures, and countries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With a cross-cultural and transnational focus, these interviews seek to contribute to the conditions for a more informed, humane, and tolerant global order. But more importantly, this collection of interviews illustrates how we are better as people and nations when we collaborate on the project of engaging literature to better understand, define, and create ourselves as individuals, cultures, and countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMichael Lackey \u003c\/b\u003eis Distinguished McKnight University Professor of English at the University of Minnesota Morris, USA. He is the author or editor of 13 books, including of \u003ci\u003eThe Modernist God State: A Literary Study of the Nazis' Christian Reich\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2012), \u003ci\u003eTruthful Fictions: Conversations with American Biographical Novelists \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury, 2014),\u003ci\u003e The American Biographical Novel \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), and \u003ci\u003eGerman Exile Biofiction: The Metaphorical Art of Counteracting Christian Nationalism\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2026).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 May 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798765137680\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669714436236,"sku":"9798765137680","price":26.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_6987a056-9e39-4e0c-a300-200768b1d243.jpg?v=1785203628","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798765137680","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}