Science fiction and speculative fiction : challenging genres /

Why did Kurt Vonnegut shun being labeled a writer of science fiction (SF)? How did Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin find themselves in a public argument about the nature of SF? This volume explores the broad category of SF as a genre, as one that challenges readers, viewers, teachers, and schol...

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Other Authors: Thomas, P. L.
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Language:English
Published: Rotterdam SensePublishers, 2013.
Series:Critical Literacy Teaching Series, Challenging Authors and Genre
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