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David Mitchell

The Bone Clocks

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

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Essay Topics

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One of the key characteristics of David Mitchell’s body of work is intertextuality. Using The Bone Clocks and another Mitchell novel, discuss the overarching themes that define the author’s “Über-novel.”

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The Bone Clocks is both historical and speculative fiction. Which aspects of these two genres does Mitchell follow? Which does he subvert and how?

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What is the function of Soleil Moore? Analyze Soleil’s motivations and discuss what her character represents in relation to Crispin’s artistic endeavors.

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