Joanna Russ Books

By the author of The Female Man, a provocative survey of the forces that work against women who dare to write."Joanna Russ is a brilliant writer, a writer of real moral passion and high wit."--Adrienne Rich"A quirky, irreverent, iconoclastic, idiosyncratic piece of work. It catalogues all the various attitudinal problems and misconceptions ...that allow us to disregard or even discard the artistic productions of women. By defining these patterns so clearly and succinctly, Russ holds a mirror before us--a mirror in which we can see ourselves anew."--Annette Kolodny"A book of the most profound and original clarity. Like all clear-sighted people who look and see what has been much mystified and much lied about, Russ is quite excitingly subversive. The study of literature should never be the same again . . ."--Marge Piercy"Extraordinary and original ...feminist literary criticism rarely explores the social context in which literature is selected for posterity. This, Russ does persuasively, movingly, and in the finest of critical traditions."--Phyllis Chesler

This critical edition of Joanna Russ's 1980 feminist novella features an introduction by scholar Alec Pollak and includes essays by contemporary writers Jeanne Thornton and Mary Anne Mohanraj, exploring Russ's lasting impact on feminist literature. Additionally, an interview with Samuel R. Delany offers insights into his long-standing correspondence with Russ, enhancing the reader's understanding of her work and influence within the feminist literary landscape. The edition is supplemented with materials from Russ's archive, enriching the overall context.

Joanna Russ, a pioneering LGBTQIA+ writer, is celebrated in this definitive hardcover collection showcasing her influential work in speculative fiction. Notable pieces include her classic novel The Female Man, which explores gender through the journeys of four women across alternate realities, and We Who Are About To..., a critique of civilization through the lens of stranded space-tourists. The collection also features her last novel, On Strike Against God, addressing LGBTQIA+ themes, and the Complete Alyx Stories, which reinvent the sword and sorcery genre. Additionally, it includes award-winning tales like "When It Changed" and "Souls."

Science fiction. A multi-dimensional explosion hurls the starship's few passengers across the galaxies and onto a barren, uncharted planet. With no technical skills and scant supplies, the survivors face a bleak end in an alien world. One brave woman holds the daring answer, but it is the most desperate one possible.

Living in an altered past that never saw the end of the Great Depression, Jeannine, a librarian, is waiting to be married. Joanna lives in a different version of reality: she's a 1970s feminist trying to succeed in a man's world. Janet is from Whileaway, a utopian earth where only women exist. And Jael is a warrior with steel teeth and catlike retractable claws, from an earth with separate-and warring-female and male societies. When these four women meet, the results are startling, outrageous, and subversive.

In einer alternativen Realität New Yorks lebt Jeannine in einer Welt ohne Weltwirtschaftskrise und ohne Zweiten Weltkrieg. Die geheimnisvolle Janet Everson, die von dem männerlosen Planeten Whileaway kommt, entführt sie auf eine Reise durch verschiedene Dimensionen, die Geschlechterbeziehungen neu definieren. Der zweite Band von Joanna Russ umfasst ihr Meisterwerk "Der weibliche Mann" und weitere Essays.

Joanna Russ - Picknick op Paradijs (Picknick on Paradise) Paradijs is uit economisch oogpunt een volkomen nutteloze planeet. Maar het woeste onontgonnen gebied zal dienst doen als toeristenoord. Transtemp-agente Alyx krijgt de opdracht acht belangrijke mensen door de wildernis te gidsen: een tocht vol verrukkingen en verschrikkingen, die sommigen niet zullen overleven... ========== Clifford D. Simak - De bouwers van de kosmos (The Cosmic Engineers) Wanneer buiitenaardse signalen een titanische botsing van twee universa aankondigen, die tot de ondergang van het heelal zal leiden, komt een handjevol Aardlingen de kosmische Bouwers te hulp om een onmogelijke taak te volvoeren. Wat zijn de bouwers - en wat is de mens eigenlijk? ========== Sven Holm - Laatste uitweg (Termush, Atlanterhavkysten) Het Termush is een hotel aan de kust van de Atlantische Oceaan, dat in geval van een kernoorlog absolute bescherming kan bieden aan enkelen. De prijs is een vermogen. Nadat de Bom gevallen is trekken de welgestelden zich terug en isoleren zich tegen de straling... en tegen het woedende volk.

13 verhalen van bekende/beroemde SF-schrijvers uit het Engelstalige taalgebied.