
Natural Consequences
A Novel
Elia Barcelo(Author)
Vanderbilt University Press
Published on 15. November 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
196 pages
978-0-8265-0233-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Xhroll, an alien humanoid race whose infertility is bringing them near extinction, come into contact with a crew of very fertile human astronauts. Their encounter on a remote space station will have significant consequences for both species when a human male winds up impregnated.
Elia Barcelo's setup is funny and feminist, and raises questions of what it means to be "male" or "female"-prescient, considering this novel was published in Spanish twenty-five years ago. The anniversary is being celebrated now with the first English-language edition, translated by veteran sci-fi translators Yolanda Molina-Gavilan and Andrea Bell, who also provide a critical introduction.
Elia Barcelo's setup is funny and feminist, and raises questions of what it means to be "male" or "female"-prescient, considering this novel was published in Spanish twenty-five years ago. The anniversary is being celebrated now with the first English-language edition, translated by veteran sci-fi translators Yolanda Molina-Gavilan and Andrea Bell, who also provide a critical introduction.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Tennessee
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
257 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8265-0233-9 (9780826502339)
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Person
Elia Barcelo is a Spanish academic and author living in Austria. She has received the Ignotus Award for best short fiction from the Spanish Association of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1991), the International Prize for best short science fiction novel from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (1994), and the Edebe Award for youth literature (1997).
Yolanda Molina-Gavilan is a professor of Spanish at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Andrea Bell is a professor of Spanish at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Yolanda Molina-Gavilan is a professor of Spanish at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Andrea Bell is a professor of Spanish at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.