Simone Caroti

The Culture Series of Iain M. Banks

A Critical Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

Presents a history of Iain M. Banks' Culture series from its inception in the mid-1970s to the last novel, The Hydrogen Sonata. Included in this history are Banks' origins as a writer, the development of his political and ethical thinking, his struggles to become a published author, his eventual success, and the publication of the first Culture novel.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 356g
• ISBN-13: 9780786494477
• ISBN-10: 0786494476
• Artikelnr.: 42023703

Autorenporträt

Simone Caroti is the course director of Science Fiction and Fantasy for the Creative Writing BFA at Full Sail University. He is a senior research scientist for the Astrosociology Research Institute (ARI), a nonprofit organization devoted to bringing the arts, humanities and social sciences into the debate on the future of humanity in space.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface: The Early Days of a Better Nation Introduction: The Many Faces of Iain (M.) Banks 1.
Beginnings 2.
The Culture Militant: Consider Phlebas 3.
The Morality of the Rule Set: The Player of Games 4.
Diziet Sma's Dilemmas of Intervention: The State of the Art and Use of Weapons 5.
The Years of Taking Stock: The Culture as a Critical Utopia 6.
The View from Above, the View from Below: Excession and Inversions 7.
The Encroachment of Reality: Look to Windward 8.
The Last Trilogy: Matter, Surface Detail, and The Hydrogen Sonata Conclusion: The Future of the Culture Chapter Notes Bibliography Index