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University of Illinois Press Greg Egan (Modern Masters of Science Fiction)

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Product Description Greg Egan (1961- ) publishes works that challenge readers with rigorous, deeply-informed scientific speculation. He unapologetically delves into mathematics, physics, and other disciplines in his prose, putting him in the vanguard of the hard science fiction renaissance of the 1990s. A working physicist and engineer, Karen Burnham is uniquely positioned to provide an in-depth study of Egan's science-heavy oeuvre. Her survey of the author's career covers novels like Permutation City and Schild's Ladder and the Hugo Award-winning novella "Oceanic," analyzing how Egan used cutting-edge scientific theory to explore ethical questions and the nature of humanity. As Burnham shows, Egan's collected works constitute a bold artistic statement: that narratives of science are equal to those of poetry and drama, and that science holds a place in the human condition as exalted as religion or art. The volume includes a rare interview with the famously press-shy Egan covering his works, themes, intellectual interests, and thought processes. Review Burnham's study is interesting because it is written with sympathy for Egan's artistic and intellectual agenda by a critic who is also a working scientist. . . . Burnham's praise for Egan's work is heartfelt without ignoring those areas in which his sheer cold-heartedness makes him problematic."-- Times Literary Supplement "Greg Egan is one of the most fascinating and challenging of modern science fiction writers, and Burnham--an engineer and physicist as well as a science fiction critic--brings exactly the needed combination of skills to bear on his fiction, which can range from the densely theoretical to the intensely humanistic. The book ends with the most cogent and forthcoming interview with Egan that I've seen." --Gary K. Wolfe, author of Evaporating Genres: Essays on Fantastic Literature About the Author Karen Burnham works as a physicist and engineer at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

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Brand: University of Illinois Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 025203841X
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Film, Television & Music > Music > Rock & Pop
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 03 April 2014
Listed Since: 26 October 2013

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