Alien Plots - (Liverpool Science Fiction Texts and Studies) by Inez Van Der Spek (Paperback)
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Highlights
- At the heart of this stimulating and provocative study is a science fiction story by James Tiptree Jr (Alice Sheldon-Bradley, 1916-1987) about a brother and a sister (and 58 other human beings) who encounter an alien while on a starship travelling to discover a habitable planet.
- Author(s): Inez Van Der Spek
- 247 Pages
- Literary Criticism, Science Fiction + Fantasy
- Series Name: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts and Studies
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At the heart of this stimulating and provocative study is a science fiction story by James Tiptree Jr (Alice Sheldon-Bradley, 1916-1987) about a brother and a sister (and 58 other human beings) who encounter an alien while on a starship travelling to discover a habitable planet. The book includes an outline of Tiptree's work and of her remarkable life as the only child of jungle explorers, as a painter, an American agent during and after World War II, an experimental psychologist, and a female science fiction writer in male disguise.Book Synopsis
At the heart of this stimulating and provocative study is a science fiction story by James Tiptree Jr (Alice Sheldon-Bradley, 1916-1987) about a brother and a sister (and 58 other human beings) who encounter an alien while on a starship travelling to discover a habitable planet. The book includes an outline of Tiptree's work and of her remarkable life as the only child of jungle explorers, as a painter, an American agent during and after World War II, an experimental psychologist, and a female science fiction writer in male disguise.Review Quotes
There is relatively little scholarship out there that delves deeply into the complexity of Tiptree's often bleak visions of the future. [...] This book seeks to do just that. The book is a well-wrought contribution to feminist criticism in general and Tiptree studies in particular.Science Fiction Studies
Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .92 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 247
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: Science Fiction + Fantasy
Series Title: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts and Studies
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Inez Van Der Spek
Language: English
Street Date: February 1, 2000
TCIN: 1005678595
UPC: 9780853238249
Item Number (DPCI): 247-08-8597
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.92 pounds
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