The Anticipation Novelists of 1950s French Science Fiction - (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy) by Bradford Lyau (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Following World War II, the Fleuve Noir publishing house published popular American genre fiction in translation for a French audience.
- About the Author: Bradford Lyau has taught at various universities in California and Europe.
- 248 Pages
- Literary Criticism, Science Fiction + Fantasy
- Series Name: Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
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About the Book
"This critical text examines in ideological terms eleven writers who published under Anticipation, an imprint of Fleuve Noir, specializing in science fiction. Careful analysis reveals the way these writers criticized mid-century notions of progress while adapting and reworking American genre formats"--Provided by publisher.Book Synopsis
Following World War II, the Fleuve Noir publishing house published popular American genre fiction in translation for a French audience. Their imprint Anticipation specialized in science fiction, but mostly eschewed translations from English, preferring instead French work, thus making the imprint an important outlet for native French postwar ideas and aesthetics. This critical text examines in ideological terms eleven writers who published under the Anticipation imprint, revealing the way these writers criticized midcentury notions of progress while adapting and reworking American genre formats.
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"recommend it...should be acquired by all libraries sporting even a modest collection of SF criticism and history...students of twentieth-century French cultural history simply must consult this work"-Extrapolation; "remarkable"-Science Fiction Studies.
About the Author
Bradford Lyau has taught at various universities in California and Europe. He has published several academic articles analyzing science fiction and is a lifelong traveler to historical sites. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)
Weight: .75 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 248
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: Science Fiction + Fantasy
Series Title: Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Format: Paperback
Author: Bradford Lyau
Language: English
Street Date: November 12, 2010
TCIN: 1004453540
UPC: 9780786458578
Item Number (DPCI): 247-14-0777
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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