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The Cyberpunk Novel: Futurist Visions that Tell Us about the Present
The Cyberpunk Novel: Futurist Visions that Tell Us about the Present

Author(s): Jaak Tomberg
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Tartu Ülikooli Kirjastus

Summary/Abstract: "In Estonia, the groundwork for the theoretical or scientific observation of science fiction has only been established lately with a few surveys in the past few years. Maybe the absence of analytical texts in the field can be explained by the scholars' lack of interest and their conviction that science fiction is somehow “lower” or morally bad art. My following observations of the latest developments in cyberpunk poetics are meant to prove that the postmodern science fiction novel has made a significant leap forward."[...]

  • Issue Year: IX/2004
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 238-244
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English
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