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William Gibson
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Neuromancer
One of the most influential sf writers, specifically in the later part of the 20th c. Made the cyberpunk genre popular--coined the term "cyberspace" Can be considered a postmodern writer Neuromancer = his first books, influenced much of later sf; won the "triple crown" of awards + Time's 100 best language novels since 1923 |
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Cyberpunk
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"high tech / low life"
Some noir éléments - dark, grungy "underworld" Picaresque - meandering meeting new characters Neuromancer was first successful example; Now, a dominant style Often has a countercultural message: feminism, environmentalism, etc. |
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Postmodernism
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Philosophical & artistic movement in the late 20th/early 21st c.
Belief that reality is only a social construct, so that "differences" in gender/race/sexuality, imperialism/capitalism, etc. are all fictitious based on social ideas; have no "truth" There is NO absolute truth or one "correct" POV Literary elements: fractured narratives (non-linear), meant to make reader "unsettled", open endings Started in 50s/60s, infiltrated sf in 80s |
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Samuel Delany
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Aye, and Gamorrah
Homosexual Common themes: mythology, language, memory, perception, class position in society & mobility |
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Nalo Hopkinson
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Something to Hitch Meat To
One of the growing # of African-Caribbean authors in sf Most critically acclaimed recent sf author Combines other speculative elements: horror, magic, folklore, fantasy Caribbean culture: linguistic, storytelling elements in an attempt to hybridize sf Anansi Queere author |
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Margaret Atwood
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Oryx and Crake
One of the most critically acclaimed authors of the 20th/21st centuries Essayist, environmental activist, feminist, poet, novelist Experiments with different genres; "speculative fiction", rather that sf Experiments with language - destruction and rebuilding of it Writing speculative fiction has allowed her to write many things |
