Speaking Science Fiction: Dialogues and Interpretations: 21 (Liverpool Science Fiction Texts and Studies, 21) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0853238340 ISBN 13: 9780853238348

Publisher: Liverpool University Press, 2000

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.

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About the Authors

Andy Sawyer is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Department of English at the University of Liverpool. He was formerly the Science Fiction Collections Librarian at the University of Liverpool Library and Director of the MA in Science Fiction Studies.

David Seed is Professor of English at the University of Liverpool.

Edition details

• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0853238340
• ISBN 13: 9780853238348
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Sawyer Andy, Seed David