Blackbox (novel)

BLACKBOX: A Novel in 840 Chapters

First edition
Author	Nick Walker
Language	English
Publisher	Headline Review
Publication date	7 May 2002
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (paperback)
ISBN	0-7472-6876-2

Blackbox is the first novel by British writer Nick Walker.

Plot

A stowaway dies on board a flight.

Major themes

A major theme of the book is the six degrees of separation, the theory that people are linked by a surprisingly small number of connections. ^[1]

Style

The book is written as a countdown of 840 chapters, some as short as a few words. The author creates an atmosphere which has been compared to those in novels by Chris Morris and J. G. Ballard. ^[2]

Reception

The book was longlisted for the British Book Award and the Whitbread First Novel Award. ^[3]

References

1. Robinson, Tasha. "Nick Walker: Blackbox: A Novel In 840 Chapters". A.V.Club. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
2. Petit, Chris. "Crash Happy: Chris Petit on Nick Walker's wildly morbid comedy, Blackbox". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
3. "Boomtown, Nick Walker". fishpond.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.