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- Book Synopsis
- 'Tiptree's narratives of alien worlds and alienation make up one of science fiction's most vivid and influential bodies of work' The New York Times This landmark collection of short stories shows the feminist pioneer James Tiptree Jr. at her most inventive and daring. Here a fake girl becomes a living advertisement, women choose alien invaders over the men of Earth, a creature discovers that love means death and a pandemic engulfs the planet. 'Feminist dystopian fiction owes just as much to this woman - who wrote as a man - as Margaret Atwood' Vox
- About The Author
- James Tiptree Jr, the pen name of Alice Bradley Sheldon (1915 - 1987) is widely considered to be one of the most influential genre writers of the twentieth century, and a pioneer of feminist science-fiction. Born in Chicago, she worked in the United States Army Air Force as an intelligence officer, where she rose to the rank of Major. She began to write science-fiction under the Tiptree pseudonym in 1967. Her short stories and novellas have received numerous prizes, including multiple Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards. She was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2012.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780241509753
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics, (03 June 2021)
- Number of Pages
- 240
- Weight
- 163 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 180 x 112 x 15 mm
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