The Female Man
Published on 11. November 2010
224 pages
978-0-575-09500-7 (ISBN)
Description
A landmark book in the fields of science fiction and feminism.
Four women living in parallel worlds, each with a different gender landscape. When they begin to travel to each other's worlds each woman's preconceptions on gender and what it means to be a woman are challenged.
Acclaimed as one of the essential works of science fiction and an influence on William Gibson, THE FEMALE MAN takes a look at gender roles in society and remains a work of great power.
Winner of the James Tiptree, Jr. Award for best novel, retrospectively
Four women living in parallel worlds, each with a different gender landscape. When they begin to travel to each other's worlds each woman's preconceptions on gender and what it means to be a woman are challenged.
Acclaimed as one of the essential works of science fiction and an influence on William Gibson, THE FEMALE MAN takes a look at gender roles in society and remains a work of great power.
Winner of the James Tiptree, Jr. Award for best novel, retrospectively
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Series
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Edition type
Digital original
File size
0,71 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-575-09500-7 (9780575095007)
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Person
Joanna Russ was born in New York City and is regarded as one of the leading feminist science fiction writers. She has won the Hugo and Nebula awards.
