Sisters of the revolution : a feminist speculative fiction anthology / edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer.

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English
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  • Oakland, CA : PM Press, [2015]
  • ©2015
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341 pages ; 23 cm

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        "Sisters of the Revolution gathers a highly curated selection of feminist speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror, and more) chosen by one of the most respected editorial teams in speculative literature today, the award-winning Ann and Jeff VanderMeer. Including stories from the 1960s to the present day, the collection seeks to expand the conversation about feminism while engaging the reader in a wealth of imaginative ideas. From the literary heft of Angela Carter to the searing power of Octavia Butler, Sisters of the Revolution gathers daring examples of speculative fiction's engagement with feminism. Dark, satirical stories such as Eileen Gunn's "Stable Strategies for Middle Management" and the disturbing horror of James Tiptree, Jr.'s "The Screwfly Solution" reveal the charged intensity at work in the field. Featuring varied voices of feminism, including rising stars such as Nnedi Okorafor, Rachel Swirsky, and Cat Valente, as well as international contributions from Angélica Gorodischer and many more, Sisters of the Revolution seeks to expand the ideas of both contemporary fiction and feminism to new fronts. Moving from the fantastic to the futuristic, the subtle to the surreal, these stories will provoke thoughts and emotions about feminism like no other book available today."--Page 4 of cover.
        Notes
        "Geek radical."
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        Includes bibliographical references.
        Contents
        • The forbidden words of Margaret A. / L. Timmel Duchamp
        • My flannel knickers / Leonora Carrington
        • The mothers of Shark Island / Kit Reed
        • The palm tree bandit / Nnedi Okorafor
        • The grammarian's five daughters / Eleanor Arnason
        • And Salome danced / Kelley Eskridge
        • The perfect married woman / Angélica Gorodischer
        • The glass bottle trick / Nalo Hopkinson
        • Their mother's tears : the fourth letter / Leena Krohn
        • The screwfly solution / James Tiptree, Jr.
        • Seven losses of na Re / Rose Lemberg
        • The evening and the morning and the night / Octavia E. Butler
        • The sleep of plants / Anne Richter
        • The men who live in trees / Kelly Barnhill
        • Tales from the breast / Hiromi Goto
        • The Fall River axe murders / Angela Carter
        • Love and sex among the invertebrates / Pat Murphy
        • When it changed / Joanna Russ
        • The woman who thought she was a planet / Vandana Singh
        • Gestella / Susan Palwick
        • Boys / Carol Emshwiller
        • Stable strategies for middle management / Eileen Gunn
        • Northern chess / Tanith Lee
        • Aunts / Karin Tidbeck
        • Sur / Ursula K. Le Guinn
        • Fears / Pamela Sargent
        • Detours on the way to nothing / Rachel Swirsky
        • Thirteen ways of looking at space/time / Catherynne M. Valente
        • Home by the sea / Élisabeth Vonaburg.
        ISBN
        • 9781629630359
        • 1629630357
        OCLC
        910249728
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