For such an epic book, station eleven ends quietly. Looks like i accidentally hit the button that makes my camera do the weird movement thing, whoops. Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies, including the best american mystery stories 20 and venice noir. Station eleven study guide from litcharts the creators. Station eleven study guide contains a biography of emily st. Telling the dangerous tale of a nomadic group of actors and musicians in a postapocalyptic. National book awards finalist penfaulkner award finalist. This book has been one that has been featured on so many. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of station eleven by emily st. Set in the very near future, its a look at humanity after a swift flu epidemic wipes out 99 percent of us. Art as a measure of societys competence in station eleven.
The station eleven quotes below are all either spoken by kirsten raymonde or refer to kirsten raymonde. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. Station eleven charts the strange twists of fate that connect five people. John mandels fourth novel, station eleven, begins with a. See more ideas about station eleven, station 11 and emily st john mandel. This ambitious story tackles a postapocalyptic world in. A national book award finalista penfaulkner award finalist kirsten raymonde will never. Mandels message is that civilisation and just as importantly, art will endure as long. This is my second favourite book in the entire vcaa english study design. Station eleven is a novel that speaks to our world, reflecting back a universe full of cruelty, and devastatingly devoid of art.
Survival is insufficient and not, say, a line from shakespeare that is the travelling symphonys mantra. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. Station eleven follows a post apocalyptic world when a new virulent flu wipes out 99% of the worlds population. Most of station eleven s characters remain good at heart, simple even, clinging to memories that reflect the old world both profoundly and superficially. But no, it keeps jumping back to the preflu world, following this insipid and unsufferable movie star and his interminable collection of wives soon to be ex wives and mistresses soon to be wives, soon to be ex wives.
Shortly after finishing that book, i also went through good morning, midnight and the dog stars in quick succession. The novel is generally categorized as science fiction, due to its postapocalyptic setting and themes. The dark, shimmering book station eleven, by emily st. The character of clark thompson in station eleven from. Station eleven implies that a major collapse might cripple the world, but would not ruin it, nor the people who remain. The past and present sinuously wrap around each other, slowly revealing the origins of mysterious events. I almost said a dystopian look, but in fact, the book is uplifting. An audacious, darkly glittering novel about art, fame, and ambition set in the eerie days of civilizations collapse, from the author of three highly acclaimed previous novels. Set in the days of civilizations collapse, station eleven tells the story of a hollywood star, his wouldbe savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the great lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity.
Her previous novels were last night in montreal, the singers gun, and the lola quartet. John mandels eclectic station eleven, a literary cross. An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilizations collapse, station eleven tells the spellbinding story of a hollywood star, his wouldbe savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the great lakes region, risking everything for. Gradually, the book builds cumulative power as connections are made between the two time frames, and characters who do or dont survive. An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilizations collapse, station eleven tells the spellbinding story of a hollywood star, his wouldbe savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the great lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity. Station eleven starts like any postapocalyptic book, with the obligatory deadly flu that empties the earth. Eleven, a physicist who lives on a space station after escaping an alien takeover of earth.
John mandels novel station eleven which was a finalist for a 2014 national book award. Station eleven is the kind of book that speaks to dozens of the readers in me the hollywood devotee, the comic book fan, the cult junkie, the love lover, the disaster tourist. Clarke award, was a finalist for the national book award and penfaulkner award, was an amazon best book of the month, and was named one of the best books of the year by more than a dozen publications. Station eleven preserves art after the apocalypse in emily st. Station eleven by mandel is a compelling look at what could have happened if sars had eliminated most of the population.
Station eleven by emily st john mandel lisas study. Station eleven was published in 2014 and authored by emily st. Station eleven essays are academic essays for citation. In this longanticipated followup to station eleven 2014, mandel uses vincents disappearance to pick through the wreckage of alkaitis fraudulent investment scheme, which ripples through hundreds of lives. Olivia, an octogenarian painter who invested her retirement savings in alkaitis funds. Hours later, the world as we know it begins to dissolve. John mandel, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a. In station eleven, i really liked miranda, and i really liked clark, and i really liked leon, even though by the final draft of that book he was basically a cameo character. I read station eleven a couple months back and absolutely loved it. This book illustrates the importance of art in a broken world. The station eleven quotes below are all either spoken by clark thompson or refer to clark thompson. This post apocalyptic novel is set in toronto, and the great lakes area, which is a bonus for canadian readers but not a hinderance to anyone from somewhere else. I found only one editing orphan in the entire book.
As he approaches his 11th birthday, he enlists the help of his classmate caroline to read an old newspaper article and help him track down clues to. It was the first thing i thought of when i heard about the coronavirus. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of station eleven by emily st. Station eleven by emily st john mandel is a postapocalyptic novel set in the southern provinces of canada where an aggressive mutation of swineflu has. Station eleven by emily st john mandel themes, characters, tips for study. A finalist for both the national book award and the penfaulkner award, station eleven tells several interweaving stories of characters who have survived the end of civilization as we know it. John mandel 2014 12616 it was a quick readan excellent page turner. Station eleven is the fourth book by american novelist emily st. Milwaukee journal sentinel station eleven is the kind of book that speaks to dozens of the readers in methe hollywood devotee, the comic book fan, the cult junkie, the love lover, the disaster tourist. Theres paul, vincents half brother, a composer and addict in recovery. Some characters, such as kirsten, jeevan, and clark, long for community after a life of disarray, sadness, or lack of belonging. John mandels novel, station eleven, a shakespearean troupe clings to scraps of civilization after a. The loose ends are tied, each character is put to rest and the final few connections come. Set in the days of civilizations collapse, station eleven tells the story of a hollywood.
John mandel is the velvet elvis of postapocalyptic books, a. Station eleven patrick stewart as arthur leander emily st. John mandel is a bold vision of a dystopian future, frighteningly real, perfect for fans of margaret atwoods the handmaids tale. Created by the original team behind sparknotes, litcharts are the worlds best literature guides. The novel was also a finalist for the national book award, ultimately losing to phil klays short story cycle redeployment. Station eleven book omaha public library bibliocommons. Station eleven includes a vast number of key characters and storylines, focusing on both the internal and external battles these characters face. Art should never be considered less than utterly important. If you have read or are planning to read station eleven by emily st john mandel with your book club which we would highly recommend, take these questions along to get your discussion started. Also in the bag are two much read issues of a comic book series featuring a character called dr. This is the worthy theme that runs through emily st. John mandel on station eleven at the 2016 awp book fair duration.