Tan’s debut novel is both a love letter to fandom and a sustained meditation on alienation, artificiality, and the sinister nature of capitalism. In this novel of interconnected narratives that mimics the shifting planes of a Rubik's Cube, characters appear and reappear in stories that pastiche various genres, from anime and video games to sci-fi thrillers and fan fiction. · The following is from Elizabeth Tan's debut collection, Rubik. These interconnected stories follow Elena Rubik and the online presence she leaves behind after dying in a car accident. Elizabeth Tan's writing has previously appeared in Westerly, The Lifted Brow, and elsewhere. It’s Sunday evening and there’s nothing to www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 7 mins. · Rubik, by Elizabeth Tan. A review by editor Jessica Gately. I was lucky enough to be introduced to this book at its launch at Beaufort Street Books in Mt Lawley. I joined a throng of other local literature lovers as store reps served wine and nibbles and Tan signed copies of her debut novel for her supporters- an excellent introduction.
Rubik, the debut novel by Australian writer Elizabeth Tan, is the best example of the second kind. It's the kind of book that reminds you of nights — and they are somehow always nights — when. Elizabeth Tan. Elizabeth Tan (@ElzbthT) is a writer from Western Australia. Her debut novel-in-stories, Rubik, was published by Brio in Australia, The Unnamed Press in North America, and Wundor Editions in the UK. Success! Tan is skilled enough to keep readers guessing about what that next mysterious movement might be. An intriguing, high-concept effort cut from the same generational cloth as Tumblr." —Kirkus Reviews, "Haunting, eerie, engrossing, and completely unexpected, Elizabeth Tan's RUBIK is a true original that will shock and surprise.".
Elizabeth Tan. Elena Rubik can’t seem to stay dead. She persists: as a set of corneas, as a newsletter subscriber, as a member of fanfiction forums. Her best friend Jules Valentine meanwhile is unwittingly inveigled into an indie-film turned corporate branding stunt. When Jules leaks information about the true story behind the video - by then an overworked viral meme - wannabe investigative reporter April Kuan is assigned the case. Tan’s debut novel is both a love letter to fandom and a sustained meditation on alienation, artificiality, and the sinister nature of capitalism. In this novel of interconnected narratives that mimics the shifting planes of a Rubik's Cube, characters appear and reappear in stories that pastiche various genres, from anime and video games to sci-fi thrillers and fan fiction. In Elizabeth Tan’s debut novel Rubik (Brio Books), the untimely but seemingly ordinary death of year-old Perth student Elena Rubik sets off a chain reaction, with every character thereafter inextricably linked in one way or another to Elena’s demise. Some characters disappear and then reappear in unfathomable ways, while some don’t return at all, at least not in the form that they first appeared in.
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