A tale loosely inspired by both the contemporary astrophysicist Aurélien Barrau's work on multiverses and the turn-of-the-century author H.P. Lovecraft's mystical stories. The book entwines astrophysics and fantasy literature through fiction, deconstructing the frameworks of narration, logic, identity, space, and time. Illustrated by Andréa Marchal, after Barrau's works.
Theory of MultiDreams, written by the author and poet Jean-Philippe Cazier, is a work of fiction loosely inspired by both the contemporary astrophysicist Aurelien Barrau's work on multiverses and the turn-of-the-century author H.P. Lovecraft's mystical stories.
The book entwines astrophysics and fantasy literature through fiction, deconstructing the frameworks of narration, logic, identity, space, and time.
The story begins with the disappearance of one of its characters, out of which a kaleidoscopic narrative develops. Identities proliferate, dreams become the means for travel through space and time, and Lovecraft himself seemingly becomes one of the characters. Theory of MultiDreams charts a troubling voyage in which science and literature converge to create a paradoxical universe that is nonetheless real—or was it just a dream?
But who said dreams weren't reality?
Jean-Philippe Cazier (born 1966 in Sète, France) is a poet and writer, author of numerous fictional texts. He collaborated for various magazines, including Inventaire/Invention, Chaoïd, Inculte, Concepts, Chimères, and Diacritik. He published studies on Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Henri Michaux, Oliver Rohe, Leon Chestov, and Jacques Doillon. Cazier translated the works of Jorge Sanjines, María Galindo (Mujeres Creando), Blanca Wiethüchter, and Kathy Acker.
A founding member of the Club des Gestations Trop Courtes and the webzine Méduse Crade, Andréas D. Marchal (born 1978) is the author of several books, published by BonGoût and Anathème. His work ranges from mutant melancholy to disturbing strangeness. He has taken part in numerous graphzines and collective works, as well as a number of thematic exhibitions. He is a self-employed editor of the graphzine GestrocoClub, and also runs the experimental music label Vaatican Records.
