| Title:
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SPEAKING SCIENCE FICTION
DIALOGUES AND INTERPRETATIONS |
| By: |
Andy Sawyer (Editor), David Seed (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£50.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0853238340 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780853238348 |
| Publisher: |
LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 December, 2000 |
| Series: |
Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies v. 21 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
Explores the various dialogues that flourish between different aspects of science fiction: academics and fans, writers and readers; ideological stances and national styles; different interpretations of the genre; and how language and voices' are used in constructing SF. |
| Synopsis: |
This wide-ranging volume explores the various dialogues that flourish between different aspects of science fiction: academics and fans, writers and readers; ideological stances and national styles; different interpretations of the genre; and how language and voices' are used in constructing SF. Introduced by the acclaimed novelist Brian W. Aldiss, the essays range from studies of writers such as Robert A. Heinlein, who are considered as the heart' of the genre, to more contemporary writers such as Jack Womack and J. G. Ballard. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Liverpool University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |