Review: Brazilian Science Fiction by M. Elizabeth Ginway
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Brazilian Science Fiction: Cultural Myths and Nationhood in the Land of the Future is an in-depth discussion of Brazilian science fiction and what it has to tell us about Brazilian culture and society by Professor Portuguese and Brazilian literature M. Elizabeth Ginway. Chapters examine the cross-narrative icons of the robot, the alien, the spaceship, and the wasteland; dystopian science fiction; reflections on the changing roles of women; and influences of the post-dictatorship Brazilian generation and its delvings into “hard” SF, cyberpunk, alien encounters, alternate histories and parallel universes, and more. Black-and-white photographs of science fiction book covers illustrate this thoughtful and thorough examination which is especially recommended for academic library literary studies collections.
