RT Book
T1 Nnedi Okorafor: magic, myth, morality and the future
T2 Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy
JF Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy
A1 Lindow, Sandra J. ca. 20./21. Jh.
LA English
PP Jefferson, North Carolina
PB McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1826949453
AB "This work is the first book-length scholarly treatment of Nnedi Okorafor's critically acclaimed fiction. Written for an audience that includes serious fans as well as scholars, it is an introduction to Okorafor's work and major influences. The scope of the text is ambitious, featuring detailed analyses of her novels, short story collection, memoir, comics and graphic novel. Particular emphasis is given to Okorafor's most enduring themes, which include healthy young adult development and decision making, the interweaving of fantasy and science fiction, flight as a unifying force and the use of innovative biotechnology in ecological utopian communities. Influences examined include feminism, Afrofuturist and Africanfuturist movements and African mythology. Chapters also detail Okorafor's examinations of colonialism and corporate neocolonialism in Africa and Africa's potential to become a major world power"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN PS3615.K67
SN 9781476683324
K1 Okorafor, Nnedi : Criticism and interpretation
K1 Science fiction, American : History and criticism
K1 Science Fiction : Women authors : History and criticism
K1 Afrofuturism
K1 African American women authors : Biography