The Resource Little eyes, Samanta Schweblin ; translated by Megan McDowell
Little eyes, Samanta Schweblin ; translated by Megan McDowell
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- Summary
- "A visionary novel about the collision of technology and play, horror and humanity, from a master of the spine-tingling tale. They've infiltrated homes in Hong Kong, shops in Vancouver, the streets of Senegal, town squares of Oaxaca, schools in Tel Aviv, bedrooms in Ohio. They're following you. They're everywhere now. They're us. In Samanta Schweblin's wildly imaginative new novel, Little Eyes, "kentukis" have gone viral across the globe. They're little mechanical stuffed animals that have cameras for eyes, wheels for feet, and are connected to an anonymous global server. Owners of kentukis have the eyes of a stranger in their home and a cute squeaking pet following them; or you can be the kentuki and voyeuristically spend time in someone else's life, controlling the creature with a few keystrokes. Through kentukis, a jaded Croatian hustler stumbles into a massive criminal enterprise and saves a life in Brazil, a lonely old woman in Peru becomes fascinated with a young woman and her louche lover in Germany, and a kid with no mother in Antigua finds a new virtual family and experiences snow for the first time in Norway. These creatures can reveal the beauty of connection between farflung souls - but they also expose the ugly humanity of our increasingly linked world. Trusting strangers can lead to unexpected love and marvelous adventure, but what happens when the kentukis pave the way for unimaginable terror?"--
- Language
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- eng
- spa
- eng
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 241 pages
- Note
- English language copyright ©2020 by Megan McDowell. Originally published in Spanish and in somewhat different form, as "Kentukis" by Literatura Random House in 2018
- Isbn
- 9780525541363
- Label
- Little eyes
- Title
- Little eyes
- Statement of responsibility
- Samanta Schweblin ; translated by Megan McDowell
- Subject
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- trueNear future
- trueExtortion
- trueFads and crazes
- Horror fiction
- trueInternet
- trueInterpersonal relations
- trueLoneliness
- Long-distance relationships -- Fiction
- truePrivacy
- trueStalking
- trueStuffed animals (Toys)
- Technology -- Social aspects -- Fiction
- trueToy animals
- Virtual pets -- Fiction
- Voyeurism -- Fiction
- trueWebcams
- trueAlienation (Social psychology)
- trueElectronic surveillance
- Language
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- eng
- spa
- eng
- Summary
- "A visionary novel about the collision of technology and play, horror and humanity, from a master of the spine-tingling tale. They've infiltrated homes in Hong Kong, shops in Vancouver, the streets of Senegal, town squares of Oaxaca, schools in Tel Aviv, bedrooms in Ohio. They're following you. They're everywhere now. They're us. In Samanta Schweblin's wildly imaginative new novel, Little Eyes, "kentukis" have gone viral across the globe. They're little mechanical stuffed animals that have cameras for eyes, wheels for feet, and are connected to an anonymous global server. Owners of kentukis have the eyes of a stranger in their home and a cute squeaking pet following them; or you can be the kentuki and voyeuristically spend time in someone else's life, controlling the creature with a few keystrokes. Through kentukis, a jaded Croatian hustler stumbles into a massive criminal enterprise and saves a life in Brazil, a lonely old woman in Peru becomes fascinated with a young woman and her louche lover in Germany, and a kid with no mother in Antigua finds a new virtual family and experiences snow for the first time in Norway. These creatures can reveal the beauty of connection between farflung souls - but they also expose the ugly humanity of our increasingly linked world. Trusting strangers can lead to unexpected love and marvelous adventure, but what happens when the kentukis pave the way for unimaginable terror?"--
- Award
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- ALA Notable Book, 2021.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2020.
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
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- 10882227
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1978-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Schweblin, Samanta
- Dewey number
- 863/.7
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PQ7798.29.C5388
- LC item number
- K4613 2020
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- McDowell, Megan
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- True
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- Virtual pets
- Long-distance relationships
- Technology
- Voyeurism
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Little eyes, Samanta Schweblin ; translated by Megan McDowell
- Note
- English language copyright ©2020 by Megan McDowell. Originally published in Spanish and in somewhat different form, as "Kentukis" by Literatura Random House in 2018
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 241 pages
- Isbn
- 9780525541363
- Lccn
- 2019042368
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- on1125278242
- (OCoLC)1125278242
- Label
- Little eyes, Samanta Schweblin ; translated by Megan McDowell
- Note
- English language copyright ©2020 by Megan McDowell. Originally published in Spanish and in somewhat different form, as "Kentukis" by Literatura Random House in 2018
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 241 pages
- Isbn
- 9780525541363
- Lccn
- 2019042368
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- on1125278242
- (OCoLC)1125278242
Subject
- trueNear future
- trueExtortion
- trueFads and crazes
- Horror fiction
- trueInternet
- trueInterpersonal relations
- trueLoneliness
- Long-distance relationships -- Fiction
- truePrivacy
- trueStalking
- trueStuffed animals (Toys)
- Technology -- Social aspects -- Fiction
- trueToy animals
- Virtual pets -- Fiction
- Voyeurism -- Fiction
- trueWebcams
- trueAlienation (Social psychology)
- trueElectronic surveillance
Genre
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- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2020
- truePsychological Suspense
- trueALA Notable Books - Fiction: 2021
- trueLiterary Thrillers
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
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