Draft:Cyclonopedia

Cyclonopedia: Complicity with Anonymous Materials
Author	Reza Negarestani
Language	English
Genre	Horror fiction; Science fiction; Theory Fiction;
Publisher	re.press
Publication date	August 30, 2008
Media type	Print
Pages	268
ISBN	978-0980544008

Cyclonopedia: Complicity with Anonymous Materials, often refered to as Cyclonopedia, is a 2008 book by Reza Negarestani.

The book is framed as a type of story within a story, focusing on a collection of notes written by now missing Iranian archaeologist Dr. Hamid Parsani, which were discovered by a young American woman.

The book is known for being extremely difficult to read, combining obscure Middle Eastern philosophy, mythology, and conspiracy theories.

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Reception

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Citations

Books

Keller, Edward; Masciandaro, Nicola; Thatcher, Eugine, eds. (2012). Leper Creativity: Cyclonopedia Symposium. Brooklyn: Punctum Books. ISBN 9780615600468.

Balkan, Stacey; Nandi, Swaralipi (2021). Oil fictions: world literature and our contemporary petrosphere. AnthropoScene. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 978-0-271-09158-7.

Journals

Miéville, China (2010). "EMERGING AUTHOR: Fiction by Reza Negarestani". World Literature Today. 84 (3): 12–13. ISSN 0196-3570. JSTOR 27871071.

Shannon, Laurie; Nardizzi, Vin; Hiltner, Ken; Makdisi, Saree; Ziser, Michael; Szeman, Imre; Yaeger, Patricia (2011). "Editor's Column: Literature in the Ages of Wood, Tallow, Coal, Whale Oil, Gasoline, Atomic Power, and Other Energy Sources". PMLA. 126 (2): 305–326. ISSN 0030-8129. JSTOR 41414106.

Karimi, Pamela (2013). "Architecture, Matter and Mediation in the Middle East". Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review. 25 (1): 45–53. ISSN 1050-2092. JSTOR 23612200.

Pak, Chris (2018). "Terraforming and Geoengineering in Luna: New Moon, 2312, and Aurora". Science Fiction Studies. 45 (3): 500–514. doi:10.5621/sciefictstud.45.3.0500. ISSN 0091-7729. JSTOR 10.5621/sciefictstud.45.3.0500.

Websites

Rosenkranz, Pamela (2009). "THE BEST BOOKS OF 2009". Artforum. Retrieved 2024-12-09.

Emrys, Anne M. Pillsworth, Ruthanna (2018). "The Secret Life of Abdul Al-Hazred: Reza Negarestani's "Dust Enforcer"".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)