TY - BOOK AU - McGowan,Todd ED - Project Muse. TI - The fictional Christopher Nolan SN - 9780292737839 AV - PN1998.3.N65 M35 2012 U1 - 791.4302/33092 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Austin PB - University of Texas Press KW - Nolan, Christopher, KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: the ethics of the lie -- The snare of truth: Following and the perfect patsy -- Memento and the desire not to know -- The dirty cop: Insomnia and the art of detection -- The banal superhero: the politicized realism of Batman begins -- The violence of creation in The prestige -- The hero's form of appearance: the necessary darkness of The dark knight -- A plea for the abandonment of reality in Inception -- Conclusion: lying without consequence UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780292737839/ ER -