Synopsis
Irene, a rebellious product of an American 1950s upbringing, has fled from a repressive and sexist society into a life of apparent equality and adventure as part of the elite Trans-Temporal Authority's cadre of travelers. Under the tutelage of Ernst, a friend/lover and teacher/father, Irene has achieved status and dignity. Irene and Ernst are assigned to a Muslim world where they meet Zubedeyeh, a young girl whose creativity is being transformed into madness by the male chauvinistic society in which she lives. Vowing to rescue her, Irene unleashes a destructive cycle of violence. Originally published in 1978, The Two of Them is a powerful portrait of a future sexist society. This modern classic conveys its politics with rigor and complexity, in a story filled with suspense and unforgettable characters.
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"Beyond questions of genre or gender, Joanna Russ is one of the best prose writers working in the English language today. The Two of Them is informed throughout by her intelligence, wit and imagination...by her vision of the pertinence and necessity of speculative fiction to feminists." -- Marilyn Hacker, author of Desesperanto
"Russ is a master crafter."--Washington Post Book World
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Russ is a master crafter. "Washington Post Book World""
Joanna Russ is one of the pioneers and luminaries of women s science fiction Russ is chronically angry about what happens to women, but she digs deep into her anger and comes up with a rich and lively tale. Ms. Magazine"
Russ is a master crafter. Washington Post Book World"
Fine science fiction, a challenging sexual polemic, and a wittily, economically constructed novel. Kirkus"
About the Author
JOANNA RUSS is a prolific author who is universally regarded as one of the finest science fiction novelists of the past 50 years. She combines a feminist perspective with a sophisticated style. SARAH LEFANU is a writer and broadcaster in the U.K. and author of In the Chinks of the World Machine (1988).
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