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Black Box (short story)

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"Black Box"
Short story by Jennifer Egan
First page of print publication in The New Yorker.
CountryUS
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Science fiction
Publication
Published inThe New Yorker
Publication date25 May 2012 (Twitter)
4 & 11 June 2012 (Magazine)
Chronology
 
A Visit from the Goon Squad
 
The Candy House

"Black Box" is a science fiction short story published in May 2012 by American writer Jennifer Egan. It was released in an unusual serialized format: as a series of tweets on The New Yorker's Twitter account over nine days beginning May 25, 2012.[1][2][3][4] The story is in the form of "mental dispatches" from a spy living in the Mediterranean area in the near future.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Coming soon: Jennifer Egan's 'Black Box'". The New Yorker website. New York: Conde Nast. May 24, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  2. ^ Stoeffel, Kat (May 26, 2012). "The New Yorker Will Serialize Jennifer Egan's Short Story on Twitter, Starting Tonight". The New York Observer online. New York. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  3. ^ Kirtley, David Barr (May 24, 2012). "Let's Hope Jennifer Egan's Twitter Story Heralds the Return of Serial Fiction". Wired.com. Conde Nast. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  4. ^ Gee, Lisa (September 1, 2012). "Black Box, By Jennifer Egan". Independent. United Kingdom. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  5. ^ Osthimer, Mickey (July 17, 2016). "Egan's Twitter-Formatted "Black Box" As a Critique of 21st Century Conversation". Ploughshares. Emerson College. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
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Literary criticism

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Below are literary critiques pertaining to Jennifer Egan's "Black Box":