Arella's Repertoire [Paperback]

Elayne Zalis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 25, 2012

The novel begins as Arella prepares for 2000 and the fresh start it represents. More at home in cyberspace than anywhere she has actually lived, she reinvents herself and her life story for readers of a multimedia web diary she calls *Arella's Repertoire,* a blend of memoir, travelogue, and blog. Characters who star in this virtual drama recapture worlds Arella has known and weave together the memories, dreams, and imaginings that have contributed to her development as a woman and a writer in postmodern America. Framed as an online text that she posts incrementally throughout the month of December 1999, the narrative explores personal and cultural memory. *Arella's Repertoire* forms part of a quartet that also includes two works of nonfiction, *Video-Graphic Alchemy: Transforming "Dear Diary"* and *VirtualDayz: Remediated Visions & Digital Memories,* and another fictional text, *Vagabond Scribe (Leah's Backstory).*

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About the Author

Elayne Zalis, PhD, has an interdisciplinary background in writing, communications, and the media arts. She explores media in transition, a range that encompasses film, video, print, digital arts, and the web. Her recent work focuses on personal and cultural memory.

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (January 25, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1434832031
• ISBN-13: 978-1434832030
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,582,869 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I have an interdisciplinary background in writing, communications, and the media arts. In both my creative and critical work, I explore media in transition, a range that encompasses film, video, print, digital arts, and the web. I'm interested in what artists and writers are doing and in what critics and scholars are saying. My recent explorations focus on personal and cultural memory. I live in Los Angeles. For additional background, see www.TheMemoryChannel.com.