Categories Clippings Project A Grand Theory of Everything Post author By Jamie Post date September 3, 2015 1 Comment on A Grand Theory of Everything The Gelatinous Death of the Jet Age (Return with the Elixir) What do you do if you’re a teenager, stranded by your parents in New Delhi, without any sort of adult supervision, with easy access to all sorts of strange drugs? If you’re James McGirk, you use your bad trip to develop a philosophy that explains the whole world and all of its complexities. In A Grand Theory of Everything, McGirk takes us from the winding backstreets of New Delhi to his cramped apartment in New York City, and then on to his eventual relocation with his wife to the empty plains of Oklahoma. And, most importantly, he takes us inside his own head, where his weird theories take shape to help him understand his alienation from his family, his struggles to find a career, his wife’s failing health, and all of life’s hardships. Share this:ShareEmailPrintFacebookTwitterPocketLinkedInPinterestRedditTumblr Tags Clippings, Grand Theories, India, Oklahoma
