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Science Fiction from China Hardback - 1989

by Dingbo Wu (Editor); Patrick D. Murphy (Editor)

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Despite periods of heavy censorship and political opposition, science fiction has emerged in the People's Republic of China as a popular literary genre. This anthology of stories by six major Chinese science fiction writers is the first such collection to be published in English. The stories are enriched by China's ancient tradition of fantastic literature as well as that nation's fascination with futuristic science and technology, and they provide illuminating glimpses of Chinese attitudes, values, and daily life. Wu provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of Chinese science fiction together with a chronological bibliography of stories, novels, and related critical works. This fine anthology of eight stories by six authors shows that, while years behind the west in terms of maturity of the genre, China is catching up as fast as the state will allow. Editor Dingbo Wu's excellent introduction gives a historical overview of SF in China, while detailing the fluctuations of political acceptibility during the past decade.
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Despite periods of heavy censorship and political opposition, science fiction has emerged in the People's Republic of China as a popular literary genre. This anthology of stories by six major Chinese science fiction writers is the first such collection to be published in English. The stories are enriched by China's ancient tradition of fantastic literature as well as that nation's fascination with futuristic science and technology, and they provide illuminating glimpses of Chinese attitudes, values, and daily life.

Like most Chinese science fiction writers, the authors represented in this volume are engaged in scientific research or the popularization of science. Their work reflects the critical dictum that scientific fiction must be scientifically factual or based on reasonable extrapolations of known fact. Among the themes treated in these stories are people's use of and relationship to robots and clones; peaceful versus military application of technology; futuristic detection and intelligence operations; space exploration and warfare; and personal heroism, patriotism, and responsibility. The stories typically incorporate an optimistic view of science's contribution to the future of humankind. Wu provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of Chinese science fiction together with a chronological bibliography of stories, novels, and related critical works. This collection offers a unique perspective on modern China and a welcome opportunity to explore the Chinese contribution to one of the most popular forms of contemporary fiction.

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  • Title Science Fiction from China
  • Author Dingbo Wu (Editor); Patrick D. Murphy (Editor)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 217
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Praeger, New York
  • Publication date 1989-09-11
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index
  • ISBN 9780275933432 / 0275933431
  • Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.57 x 6.44 x 0.95 in (24.31 x 16.36 x 2.41 cm)
  • Category Fiction - Science Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Chinese fiction - 20th century -, Science fiction, Chinese - Translations into
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number PL2658
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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  • Publishers Weekly, 09/08/1989, Page 0

About the author

DINGBO WU has taught in the English Department at Shanghai International Studies University since 1964. More than forty of his articles and translations in Chinese and English have been published in China and the United States. He is a member of World SF.

PATRICK D. MURPHY is Professor of English at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He co-edited Essentials of the Theory of Fiction and Critical Essays on Gary Snyder and has published articles and essays in a variety of scholarly journals.

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