Across the Wounded Galaxies: Interviews With Contemporary American Science Fiction Writers - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0252061403 ISBN 13 : 9780252061400

Editeur : University of Illinois Press, 1991

Synopsis

Modern science fiction writers have long inhabited a dimension far removed from the comfortable realms of filmic space opera franchises and Dr. Who. Too often lurking along the margins of literature are some of the most intelligent, imaginative, and outrageous writing talents of our day. These interviews by legendary critic and SF proponent Larry McCaffery journeys into the minds and psyches of ten iconic writers whose works influenced the evolution of science fiction. Authors like Octavia Butler, William Gibson, Thomas Disch, Ursula Le Guin, and Bruce Sterling discuss New Wave, hard versus soft SF, and the viability of the genre as a means of suggesting political, radical, and sexual agendas. As these writers speak candidly about their works, backgrounds, and aesthetic impulses, it becomes clear that the issues on their minds and in their fiction are central to contemporary life and art.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Larry McCaffery is a literary critic and editor, and a retired professor of English and comparative literature. His many books include Storming the Reality Studio: A Casebook of Cyberpunk and Postmodern Science Fiction and Some Other Frequency: Interviews with Innovative American Authors.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Illinois Press
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0252061403
• ISBN 13: 9780252061400
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Éditeur: McCaffery Larry
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