Book Review

Transmigration, space and time in Slade House

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Tavener-Smith T (2021) Transmigration, space and time in Slade House. Review of: David Mitchell, Slade House (London: Sceptre, 2015), 233 pp. ISBN: 9781473616707. Transfers: Interdisciplinary Journal of Mobility Studies, 11 (2), pp. 109-115. https://doi.org/10.3167/TRANS.2021.110208

Abstract
David Mitchell’s Slade House is a haunted house tale that has been described as “the ultimate spooky nursery tale for adults.” In his novel, Mitchell re-evaluates the shortcomings of the present through a postmodern lens while seeking to redress history’s representations of the vampire figure. He does so while critically commenting on the state of humanity’s connectivity, coupled with fears of moral and physical decay, and addressing the transmigration of souls across temporal space.

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Output Type: Book Review

Journal
Transfers: Interdisciplinary Journal of Mobility Studies: Volume 11, Issue 2

StatusPublished
Publication date30/06/2021
Publication date online30/06/2021
Date accepted by journal01/02/2021
ISSN2045-4813
eISSN2045-4821
Item discussedDavid Mitchell, Slade House (London: Sceptre, 2015), 233 pp. ISBN: 9781473616707

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Ms Taryn Tavener-Smith

Ms Taryn Tavener-Smith

PhD Researcher, Literature and Languages - Division