The Anticipation Novelists of 1950s French Science Fiction - (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy) by Bradford Lyau (Paperback)

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"This critical text examines in ideological terms eleven writers who published under Anticipation, an imprint of Fleuve Noir, specializing in science fiction. Careful analysis reveals the way these writers criticized mid-century notions of progress while adapting and reworking American genre formats"--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

Following World War II, the Fleuve Noir publishing house published popular American genre fiction in translation for a French audience. Their imprint Anticipation specialized in science fiction, but mostly eschewed translations from English, preferring instead French work, thus making the imprint an important outlet for native French postwar ideas and aesthetics. This critical text examines in ideological terms eleven writers who published under the Anticipation imprint, revealing the way these writers criticized midcentury notions of progress while adapting and reworking American genre formats.

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"recommend it...should be acquired by all libraries sporting even a modest collection of SF criticism and history...students of twentieth-century French cultural history simply must consult this work"-Extrapolation; "remarkable"-Science Fiction Studies.

About the Author

Bradford Lyau has taught at various universities in California and Europe. He has published several academic articles analyzing science fiction and is a lifelong traveler to historical sites. He lives in Woodland, California.

Product Highlights

• Following World War II, the Fleuve Noir publishing house published popular American genre fiction in translation for a French audience.
• About the Author: Bradford Lyau has taught at various universities in California and Europe.
• 248 Pages
• Literary Criticism, Science Fiction + Fantasy
• Series Name: Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy