The Female Man (S.F. MASTERWORKS): Joanna Russ - Softcover

Joanna Russ

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0575094990 ISBN 13: 9780575094994

Publisher: Gateway, 2010

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

As hard and mean and fine as Flannery O'Connor. . . . I wish that everyone would read Joanna Russ' books. -Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina

"Joanna Russ offers a gallery of some of the most interesting female protagonists in current fiction, women who are rarely victims and sometimes even victors, but always engaged sharply and perceptively with their fate." -Marge Piercy

"A stunning book, a work to be read with great respect. It's also screamingly funny." -Elizabeth Lynn, San Francisco Review of Books

"A work of frightening power, but it is also a work of great fictional subtlety. . . . It should appeal to all intelligent people who look for exciting ideation, crackling dialogue, provocative fictional games-playing in their reading." -Douglas Barbour, Toronto Star

Book Description:

A landmark book in the fields of science fiction and feminism.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gateway
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0575094990
• ISBN 13: 9780575094994
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224