The Poltinus
| Title | The Poltinus |
| Year for Search | 2023 |
| Authors | Ducornet, [Erica DeGré](b. 1943) |
| Tertiary Authors | Ducornet, Rikki [pseud.] |
| Pagination | 73 pp. |
| Date Published | 2023 |
| Publisher | Coffee House Press |
| Place Published | Minneapolis, MN |
| ISBN Number | 978-1566896818 |
| Keywords | Algerian author, Cuban author, Female author, French author, US author |
| Annotation | The Plotinus is a robot who arrests a young man and leaves him in a cell with minimal light coming him through a vent. The brief novel records his rappings in code that tell his life story. For a substantial review, see Marina Warner, “Torrents of Magpies, Spheres of Hope.” The New York Review of Books 71.14 (September 19, 2024): 41-42. |
| Info Notes | For a substantial review, see Marina Warner, “Torrents of Magpies, Spheres of Hope.” The New York Review of Books 71.14 (September 19, 2024): 41-42. |
| Pseudonym | Rikki Ducornet [pseud.] |
| Holding Institutions | PU |
| Author Note | The female author (b. 1943) was born in the U.S. and raised there, Cuba, and Egypt. She lived in France for a decade, spent time in Algeria, and currently lives in the U.S. |
| Full Text | 2023 Ducornet, [Erica DeGré] (b. 1943). The Plotinus. By Rikki Ducornet [pseud.]. Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press. 73 pp. PU The Plotinus is a robot who arrests a young man and leaves him in a cell with minimal light coming him through a vent. The brief novel records his rappings in code that tell his life story. For a substantial review, see Marina Warner, “Torrents of Magpies, Spheres of Hope.” The New York Review of Books 71.14 (September 19, 2024): 41-42. The female author was born in the U.S. and raised there, Cuba, and Egypt. She lived in France for a decade, spent time in Algeria, and currently lives in the U.S. |
