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A guide to Emily St. John Mandel's books in order
Do I need to read Emily St. John Mandel's books in a particular order?
In short, no – but some readers may prefer to (more on this below). Just go with what you enjoy reading. If you like dystopia, start with Station Eleven. If you like time travel and science fiction, try Sea of Tranquility. If you prefer crime or noirs, take a look at her earlier novels, like Last Night in Montreal.
Are Emily St. John Mandel's novels connected?
Emily St. John Mandel's most recent three books, Station Eleven, The Glass Hotel and Sea of Tranquility, are connected. If you're a reader who loves finding interconnections and literary Easter eggs, you may want to read at least these three in order of publication, but they are just as enjoyable taken as standalone novels.
There are, in fact, threads running through all six of her books (look out for fedoras!). Mandel is clearly interested in the idea of paralle
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In “Sea of Tranquility,” the new novel by Emily St. John Mandel, an author named Olive Llewellyn goes on book tour, where she is subjected to terrible questions. Journalists lob inquiries about whether she prefers sex with or without handcuffs. Event attendees ask why her narrative strands don’t cohere. Strangers she meets on the road, in Ubers and fancy receptions, wonder why she’s racking up Marriott points instead of taking care of her daughter. Olive’s blockbuster novel, “Marienbad,” about a “scientifically implausible flu,” will soon be adapted into a film. Hence the tour, which Mandel narrates in dry, clipped fragments—the lingua franca of autofiction, and a flashing clue about what she’s up to.
No critic has waded into the “likability” marsh and left smelling better than when she arrived. But it’s worth noting that Olive, one of three protagonists in “Sea of Tranquility,” fryst vatten immediately sympathetic: gracious, funny, and thoughtful about her work. She speaks in awed tones abo
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“There’s a part of me that feels like the life of Station Eleven was something like being struck by lightning or winning the lottery,” says author Emily St. John Mandel, reflecting on the success of the novel that served as the focus for this year’s NEA Big Read at UCF.
Translated into 31 languages, a finalist for the 2014 National Book Award, and the 2015 recipient of the Arthur C. Clarke award for best science fiction novel, Station Eleven certainly defies conventional literary odds. The novel — simultaneously about a travelling symphony, celebrity culture, Shakespeare, and epidemics — explores the role and survival of art in a post-apocalyptic world.
“There’s a part of me that feels like the life of Station Eleven was something like being struck by lightning or winning the lottery.” — Emily St. John Mandel, author
Before her event, which was part of UCF Celebrates the Arts at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, I spoke with St. John Mandel about how t