Ebook {Epub PDF} Glimpses by Lewis Shiner

GLIMPSES was Lewis Shiner's 4th novel, published in The protagonist, Ray, a late 30s ex-drummer and now full time musical equipment repair guy discovers that he has the ability to imagine music that might have been, but never was, and not only get it /5(48).  · Glimpses. by Lewis Shiner. Despite the centuries that have passed, there remains hope that the final thirty chapters of Cao Xueqin’s manuscript for A Dream of Red Mansions will be found. Gao E and Cheng Weiyuan made a valiant effort to fill in the missing story, but there remains a notable difference in quality, not to mention perpetual questions whether Gao and Cheng ended the tale as Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins.  · GLIMPSES was Lewis Shiner's 4th novel, published in The protagonist, Ray, a late 30s ex-drummer and now full time musical equipment repair guy discovers that he has the ability to imagine music that might have been, but never was, and not only get it to play out of a stereo system, but actually be recorded/5.

Find Glimpses by Shiner, Lewis at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Glimpses by Lewis Shiner. Posted on November 4, by Mark S. I've never read any Lewis Shiner before, but had heard great things about him. When a friend recommended that I read his classic novel Glimpses, I decided to jump in. I found the book at a used book store and tore into it. A couple of hours later I was drifting into and out of. Lewis Shiner (born Decem in Eugene, Oregon) is an American writer.. Shiner began his career as a science fiction writer, but then identified with cyberpunk, and later wrote more mainstream novels, albeit often with magical realism and fantasy elements. He was formerly a resident of Texas (and a member of the Turkey City Writer's Workshop), and now lives in North Carolina.

Glimpses. With Slam (), Shiner began the move away from his roots in science fiction towards the mainstream, a trend that continues in his latest effort. Glimpses. by Lewis Shiner. Despite the centuries that have passed, there remains hope that the final thirty chapters of Cao Xueqin’s manuscript for A Dream of Red Mansions will be found. Gao E and Cheng Weiyuan made a valiant effort to fill in the missing story, but there remains a notable difference in quality, not to mention perpetual questions whether Gao and Cheng ended the tale as Cao Xueqin would have. "Glimpses is a book that invites contemplation—of the tragic ways that many of the greatest musicians of our times have destroyed themselves; of the unpredictable patterns of growth in individuals, art, and society; of time and causality itself. Shiner grants nearly every character here some moment of wisdom, some clarity of expression, so that each can express his or her own truth.