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Nanotales
On a cold September morning in 2003 Ziv Navoth woke up, stared into the blank screen of his computer and wrote for 30 minutes. He did this for the following 146 days. The result is Nanotales--83 stories with attention deficit disorder. The nanotale is a quick fix that guarantees to transport readers into another world and back in 7 minutes. Like any good drug, the results can be pain, panic, euphoria or ecstasy, depending on the story.
- GenresPhilosophyShort Stories
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First published February 22, 2007
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About the author
Ziv Navoth
2 books1 followerZiv Navoth is a product of a jilted generation.
The son of a former Secret Service officer, telling stories became his survival skill.
Acting on the advice of a secret muse, Navoth wakes up one morning, stares into a blank computer screen, writes for 30 minutes, and then goes on with his life.
He does this for 146 consecutive days.
The son of a former Secret Service officer, telling stories became his survival skill.
Acting on the advice of a secret muse, Navoth wakes up one morning, stares into a blank computer screen, writes for 30 minutes, and then goes on with his life.
He does this for 146 consecutive days.
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February 11, 2009
This book introduced a new style of literature to me that was perfect for someone who may have a crazy schedule or just simply gets impatient and wants to know what happens next...This book "redefines the boundaries of storytelling" and had so many literary styles bundled in one stream of pages that I wish were endless. Each story was relative to either me, personally, or the world and its various challenges and triumphs.
"Shorter than a short story, a nanotale is the perfect antidote to modern-day life...With no chapters, no page numbers and no index,Nanotales can transport the reader into another world and back in seven minutes. We are thrust from the moral conundrum of the advertising executive briefed to create a campaign for an imaginary war, to the anguish of the widow faced with explaining her husband's death to her little boy. Each nanotale is capable of producing an intense emotional response, whether this is pain, panic, euphoria or ecstasy."
"Shorter than a short story, a nanotale is the perfect antidote to modern-day life...With no chapters, no page numbers and no index,Nanotales can transport the reader into another world and back in seven minutes. We are thrust from the moral conundrum of the advertising executive briefed to create a campaign for an imaginary war, to the anguish of the widow faced with explaining her husband's death to her little boy. Each nanotale is capable of producing an intense emotional response, whether this is pain, panic, euphoria or ecstasy."
September 29, 2007
This is a collection of microstories, which are actually pretty entertaining and thought-provoking. However, I couldn't stand Navoth's arrogant claim that he invented a new type of story.
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