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Across the Wounded Galaxies Interviews with Contemporary American Science Fiction Writers
Contributor(s): McCaffery, Larry (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0252061403     ISBN-13: 9780252061400
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
OUR PRICE: $20.90  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 1991
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Literary Criticism | American - General
Dewey: 813.08
Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.03" W x 8.99" L (0.95 lbs) 280 pages
 
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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.
 
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