Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p We Can Report Them is Michael Brodsky's sixth novel. The novel intertwines death and creation, centering on the making of a commercial glorifying a serial killer's last days. Bert, the commercial's director, must also deal with two terminally ill patients, first his stepfather Albert, then his mother-in-law Joyce.Several reviews noted that We Can Report Them has a more straightforward narrative than Brodsky's previous ***. Nevertheless, the novel is filled with mathematical allusions (Cantor and transfinite cardinals, topology, infinite series, Turing machines) and to kabbalistic allusions (tsimtsum, ein sof, sefirot, Isaac Luria). It is also dense with philosophical discussion, with frequent allusions to Heidegger and Charles Peirce. Prominent film makers and critics, including Robert Bresson and Manny Farber, are also referred to.. }
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- We_Can_Report_Them abstract "We Can Report Them is Michael Brodsky's sixth novel. The novel intertwines death and creation, centering on the making of a commercial glorifying a serial killer's last days. Bert, the commercial's director, must also deal with two terminally ill patients, first his stepfather Albert, then his mother-in-law Joyce.Several reviews noted that We Can Report Them has a more straightforward narrative than Brodsky's previous ***. Nevertheless, the novel is filled with mathematical allusions (Cantor and transfinite cardinals, topology, infinite series, Turing machines) and to kabbalistic allusions (tsimtsum, ein sof, sefirot, Isaac Luria). It is also dense with philosophical discussion, with frequent allusions to Heidegger and Charles Peirce. Prominent film makers and critics, including Robert Bresson and Manny Farber, are also referred to.".