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Digging Stars - A Novel
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Digging Stars - A Novel
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With admission to The Program, an elite interdisciplinary graduate
cohort at the forefront of astronomy and technology, Rosa’s
dreams are finally within reach. Her research into the cosmos
follows in the footsteps of her astronomer father’s revolutionary
work in Bantu geometries and Indigenous astronomies. A bona fide
genius, he transformed the scientific landscape by fusing the best
of Western and Indigenous scientific thought. Yet since his death
during her childhood, Rosa has been plagued by anxiety attacks she
dubs “The Terrors”—and by unresolved questions about her
father’s life. Who is his mysterious friend Mr. C? Who was her
father, really? Ambitious, hungry for success, and determined to
soar, Rosa joins the ranks of America’s smartest. Her cohort of
talented Fellows includes Shaniqua, her roommate, who is analyzing
melanin molecules and their capacity to conduct electricity;
Richard, an expert in quantum mechanics; Mausi, studying Indigenous
American scientific thought; and Péralte, Rosa’s estranged
stepbrother whose obsessive videogaming has inspired him to become
a programmer. Her classmates challenge Rosa’s understanding of
identity, personhood, the ethics of technology, and, most
painfully, her adulation of her father, whose legacy is more
complicated than it appears. Digging Stars is a paean to the cosmos
and a celebration of the democratic spirit of knowledge. Novuyo
Rosa Tshuma’s characters explode the rigid matrices of the
academy to prove that science, art, technology, and history are all
planets orbiting the same sun.
General
Imprint: |
W W Norton & Co Inc
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma
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Dimensions: |
244 x 165 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-324-03517-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-324-03517-X |
Barcode: |
9781324035176 |
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