Greg Egan

von Karen Burnham

208 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Modern Masters of Science Fict
• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Geschichte und Kritik Prosa, Erzählung, Roman, Autoren
• ISBN: 9780252079931
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 03.04.2014
• Größe: 228 x 151 mm
• Verlag: University of Illinois Press