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Science Fiction and Narrative Form (Hardcover, POD FIRST)
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Science Fiction and Narrative Form (Hardcover, POD FIRST)
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Locating science fiction as its own distinct and increasingly
important narrative form, this book explores how the genre
challenges pervasive perceptions of society as presented in the
conventional modern novel. Inspired by, and building upon, Georg
Lukacs's criticism of the orthodox novel for its depiction of life
as alienating and disjointed, Milner, Murphy and Roberts posit that
science fiction steps beyond this contemporary form to be a more
constructive literature, better able to conceive of society as
complete, integrated and well-rounded. Taking stock of three kinds
of science fiction which lie outside the scope of the modern novel
- theological or ontological science fiction, the science fiction
of future history and epic science fiction - this book demonstrates
science fiction's unique capacity to encapsulate the whole world,
persons and events, things and objects in a glance, and address the
motive behind the wish for a meaningful totality. With reference to
a vast array of works by authors such as Michel Houellebecq, Elias
Canetti, Isaac Asimov, Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Aldous Huxley,
Marge Piercy, Iain M. Banks, Margaret Atwood, Ursula K. Le Guin,
William Gibson, Dirk C. Fleck, Philip K. Dick, George Orwell and
Kazuo Ishiguro, this book offers a compelling argument for
rethinking the position and potential of the science fiction novel
and to challenge the way we perceive our culture.
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