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Science Fiction from Quebec

A Postcolonial Study

Amy J Ransom author Donald E Palumbo editor CW Sullivan III editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc

Published:20th May '09

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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.

“the first book-length study on the topic...exciting study”—Science Fiction Studies.

ISBN: 9780786438242

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm

Weight: 376g

275 pages