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.
| ISBN: | 9780786438242 |
| Publication date: | 30th May 2009 |
| Author: | Amy J Ransom |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 275 pages |
| Series: | Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Literary studies: postcolonial literature Science Fiction Fantasy |
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.
Science Fiction from Quebec features in the following genres: Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: postcolonial literature, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Science Fiction from Quebec is available in Paperback
Science Fiction from Quebec was written by Amy J Ransom and published by McFarland & Co Inc
Science Fiction from Quebec has 275 pages
Yes it is part of Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy series
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