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In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination

by Margaret Atwood
In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination
In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination

Reflective journey through sci-fi's influence on culture.

If the blend of personal perspective and speculative fiction intrigues you, then Margaret Atwood's "In Other Worlds" could be a compelling read. Atwood's essays offer an insightful and introspective look at how science fiction shapes and reflects our understanding of the world, anchored by her own experiences within the genre. It's a thought-provoking exploration for anyone interested in the intersection of literature, society, and the speculative.

  • Locus Award Nominee for Best Non-Fiction (2012)
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In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination

by Margaret Atwood
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ISBN: 9780385533966
Authors: Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
Date of Publication: 2011-10-11
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Creative Nonfiction
Related Topics: Essays
Goodreads rating: 3.77
(rated by 2260 readers)

Description

At a time when speculative fiction seems less and less far-fetched, Margaret Atwood lends her distinctive voice and singular point of view to the genre in a series of essays that brilliantly illuminates the essential truths about the modern world. This is an exploration of her relationship with the literary form we have come to know as "science fiction,” a relationship that has been lifelong, stretching from her days as a child reader in the 1940s, through her time as a graduate student at Harvard, where she worked on the Victorian ancestor of the form, and continuing as a writer and reviewer. This book brings together her three heretofore unpublished Ellmann Lectures from 2010: "Flying Rabbits," which begins with Atwood's early rabbit superhero creations, and goes on to speculate about masks, capes, weakling alter egos, and Things with Wings; "Burning Bushes," which follows her into Victorian otherlands and beyond; and "Dire Cartographies," which investigates Utopias and Dystopias. In Other Worlds also includes some of Atwood's key reviews and thoughts about the form. Among those writers discussed are Marge Piercy, Rider Haggard, Ursula Le Guin, Ishiguro, Bryher, Huxley, and Jonathan Swift. She elucidates the differences (as she sees them) between "science fiction" proper, and "speculative fiction,"
 

Reflective journey through sci-fi's influence on culture.

If the blend of personal perspective and speculative fiction intrigues you, then Margaret Atwood's "In Other Worlds" could be a compelling read. Atwood's essays offer an insightful and introspective look at how science fiction shapes and reflects our understanding of the world, anchored by her own experiences within the genre. It's a thought-provoking exploration for anyone interested in the intersection of literature, society, and the speculative.

  • Locus Award Nominee for Best Non-Fiction (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.