<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The paper analyses some aspects of South African science fiction, starting with its beginnings in the 1920s and focusing on some 21st century writings. Thus Lauren Beukes’ novels <underline>Moxyland</underline> (2008) and <underline>Zoo City</underline> (2010) are taken into consideration in order to present new trends in South African literature and the way science fiction has been marked by Apartheid. The second South African science fiction writer whose writings are examined is Henrietta Rose-Innes (with her novel <underline>Nineveh,</underline> published in 2011) as this consolidates women's presence in the SF world.</abstract>

The paper analyses some aspects of South African science fiction, starting with its beginnings in the 1920s and focusing on some 21st century writings. Thus Lauren Beukes’ novels Moxyland (2008) and Zoo City (2010) are taken into consideration in order to present new trends in South African literature and the way science fiction has been marked by Apartheid. The second South African science fiction writer whose writings are examined is Henrietta Rose-Innes (with her novel Nineveh, published in 2011) as this consolidates women's presence in the SF world.

21st Century South African Science Fiction

“Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University, Timişoara, Romania, Corneliu Coposu Blvd, Timişoara

Gender Studies

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The paper analyses some aspects of South African science fiction, starting with its beginnings in the 1920s and focusing on some 21st century writings. Thus...

21^st Century South African Science Fiction

Publié en ligne: 25 mars 2015

Pages: 93 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/genst-2015-0007

Mots clés
Apartheid, otherness, science fiction, South Africa

© LUIZA CARAIVAN

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

21st Century South African Science Fiction

Publié en ligne: 25 mars 2015

Pages: 93 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/genst-2015-0007

Mots clésApartheid, otherness, science fiction, South Africa

© LUIZA CARAIVAN

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

21^st Century South African Science Fiction

Mots clés
Apartheid, otherness, science fiction, South Africa