The Forrests as science fiction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9002662 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dougal Mcneill (0000-0003-0049-1770, Victoria University of Wellington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-61 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Commonwealth Literature (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9894 • E-ISSN: 1741-6442 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0021989414559860 |
| OpenAlex | W1999910585 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This article positions New Zealand author Emily Perkins’ celebrated novel The Forrests (2012) as an example of science fiction, reading it against the grain of critical reception, developed by Patrick Evans especially, that locates Perkins in globalizing trends in New Zealand literature. Instead, this article suggests that The Forrests’ science fictional qualities are connected to very particularly New Zealand and postcolonial concerns, and that Perkins’ development of an alternative future in her fiction serves ethical and political ends. Drawing on the work of Seo-Young Chu, I consider the ways in which this text’s qualities as science fiction relate to its status as a postcolonial novel
Art · Colonialism · Detective fiction · Fantasy · Fiction theory · Literary criticism · Literary fiction · Literature · Political science · Politics · Postcolonial literature · Reading (process · Sci-Fi · Sociology · Techno-thriller · Contemporary Literature and Criticism · History · Law · Short Stories in Global Literature · Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
| Highly cited | No |
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