Science Fiction and the Prediction of the Future - Essays on Foresight and Fallacy (Paperback)

Science fiction has always intrigued readers with depictions of an unforeseen future. Can the genre actually provide audiences with a glance into the world of tomorrow? This collection of fifteen international and interdisciplinary essays examines the genre's predictions and breaks new ground by considering the prophetic functions of science fiction films, as well as science fiction literature. Among the texts and topics examined are classic stories by Murray Leinster, C. L. Moore, and Cordwainer Smith; 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequels, Japanese anime and Hong Kong cinema; and electronic fiction.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2011
First published:	February 2011
Editors:	Gary Westfahl • Wong Kin Yuen • Amy Kit Sze Chan • Donald E. Palumbo
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	271
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-5841-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	0-7864-5841-0
Barcode:	9780786458417

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