| Science Fiction from Quebec: A Postcolonial Study Contributor(s): Ransom, Amy J. (Author), Palumbo, Donald E. (Editor), Sullivan, C. W., III (Editor) |
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ISBN: 078643824X ISBN-13: 9780786438242 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2009 Annotation: This first book-length study of French-language science fiction from Canada provides an introduction to the subgenre known as "SFQ" (science fiction from Qubec). In addition, it offers in-depth analyses of SFQ sagas by Jacques Brossard, Esther Rochon, and lisabeth Vonarburg. It demonstrates how these multivolume narratives of colonization and postcolonial societies exploit themes typical of postcolonial literatures, including the denunciation of oppressive colonial systems, the utopian hope for a better future, and the celebration of tolerant pluralistic societies. A bibliography of SFQ available in English translation is included. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Dewey: 843.087 |
| LCCN: 2009009471 |
| Series: Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.01" W x 8.75" (0.83 lbs) 275 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Quebec - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This first book-length study of French-language science fiction from Canada provides an introduction to the subgenre known as SFQ (science fiction from Quebec). In addition, it offers in-depth analyses of SFQ sagas by Jacques Brossard, Esther Rochon, and Elisabeth Vonarburg. It demonstrates how these multivolume narratives of colonization and postcolonial societies exploit themes typical of postcolonial literatures, including the denunciation of oppressive colonial systems, the utopian hope for a better future, and the celebration of tolerant pluralistic societies. A bibliography of SFQ available in English translation is included. |