Karen L. Hellekson – The Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith

The science fiction writings of Paul Linebarger (under the pseudonym Cordwainer Smith) give voice to concerns about humanity and personal struggle. His ideas about love, loss, alienation, and psychic pain continue to resonate today, decades after his death.

This critical work begins with a brief biographical sketch of Cordwainer Smith, linking elements of his life to his writing and focusing on his contributions to science fiction. Also discussed are Smith’s published and unpublished novel-length general fiction, his revision process, the „true-man” – underpeople dichotomy in his published and unpublished short fiction, and his only published science fiction novel, Norstrilia.   źródło opisu: McFarland & Company, 2001 źródło okładki: www.isfdb.org