Black Box (short story) explained

Black Box
Author:	Jennifer Egan
Country:	US
Language:	English
Genre:	Science fiction
Published In:	The New Yorker
Pub Date:	25 May 2012 (Twitter) 4 & 11 June 2012 (Magazine)
Preceded By Italics:	A Visit from the Goon Squad
Followed By Italics:	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]

External links

• "Black Box" at The New Yorker
• An In-depth Look at..."Black Box.". (April 29, 2021). Scripturients. Accessed on May 5, 2021.
• News: Orf . Darren. Read "Black Box" by Jennifer Egan—Tweet by Tweet. Paste magazine. Paste Media Group. June 6, 2012 . May 5, 2021.

Literary criticism

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

• Jennifer Egan's Digital Archive: A Visit from the Goon Squad, Humanism, and the Digital Experience . Lit: Literature Interpretation Theory . 2020 . 31 . 4 . 313–327 . see section entitled "“Black Box” and the Digital Metafictional" . 10.1080/10436928.2020.1840004 . Fladager . Daniel . 230065601.
• 10.1080/00111619.2020.1716679. Cyborg Storytelling: Virtual Embodiment in Jennifer Egan's "Black Box". 2020. Gutman. Jennifer. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction. 61. 3. 274–287. 214202583. 1803/14216. free.
• 10.1515/fns-2018-0004. Your body is our black box: Narrating nations in second-person fiction by Edna O'Brien and Jennifer Egan. 2018. Newman. Daniel Aureliano. Frontiers of Narrative Studies. 4. 42–65. 165497014.
• 10.1515/abcsj-2015-0013. The Posthuman Body in Jennifer Egan's "Black Box". 2015. Precup. Amelia. American, British and Canadian Studies Journal. 25. 171–186. 194666699. free.
• 10.13136/2281-4582/2020.i16.926 . Scenes of Vulnerability in You Narratives: Winterson's PowerBook and Egan's Black Box. 2020. Santini. Laura. Iperstoria. 16.

Notes and References

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