Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Kincaid, Paul
Titre(s) : Iain M. Banks [Texte imprimé] / Paul Kincaid
Publication : Urbana : University of Illinois press, 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (190 p.) ; 24 cm
Collection : Modern masters of science fiction
Lien à la collection : Modern masters of science fiction
Comprend : Machine generated contents note:ch. 1 ; Crossing the Bridge --ch. 2 ; Backing into
the Culture --ch. 3 ; Outside Context Problems --ch. 4 ; Approaching the WorldGod
--ch. 5 ; Aftermath.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"It is almost impossible to fully express the influence that Scottish Author Iain
M. Banks (1954-2013) has had on science fiction, particularly in the UK. The publication
of Consider Phlebas in 1987 was one of the triggers for the British Renaissance. This
exuberant left-wing space opera was also one of the foundational texts for the New
Space Opera, and was a clear influence on Stephen Baxter, Paul J. McAuley, Justina
Robson and Alistair Reynolds. Banks authored 14 sf novels, nine of them set in the
universe of the Culture, exploring most of the major sf themes and genres: utopia
and dystopia, interstellar warfare, interaction with alien life, the biology-technology
divide, and perpetual surveillance. His writing is characterized by an exceptional
attention to literary style and a signature dark sense of humor. He achieved mainstream
success as one of the giants of Scottish literary fiction, Iain Banks: author of The
Wasp Factory (1984), Walking on Glass (1985), The Bridge (1986), Espedair Street (1987),
and thirteen other mainstream novels. Paul Kincaid argues that many of Banks's supposedly
mainstream novels had science-fiction aspects, while mainstream techniques and sensibilities
were incorporated into all of his science fiction. It is, therefore, impossible to
consider one aspect of his fiction in isolation; the two feed into each other"
Sujet(s) : Banks, Iain (1954-2013) -- Critique et interprétation
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780252041013. - ISBN 0252041011. - ISBN 9780252082504. - ISBN 0252082508. -
ISBN 9780252099564 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45353063b
Notice n° :
FRBNF45353063
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