{"title":"Books by Joanna Russ","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781399607759","title":"The Female Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoanna. Jeannine. Janet. Jael.\u003cbr\u003eFour women, four worlds, four vastly different societies.\u003cbr\u003eWhen these women are suddenly able to communicate with each other through the boundaries of dimensions, they are confronted with what could have been if one thing changed in history. And they find themselves looking at their own worlds with new eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcclaimed as one of the essential works of science fiction, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Female Man\u003ci\u003e examines gender roles in society and remains a work of great power. It won a retrospective James Tiptree Jr. Award and a 2002 Gaylactic Spectrum Hall of Fame award.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A stunning book, a work to be read with great respect. It's also screamingly funny' - \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'She was brilliant in a way that couldn't be denied'- \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It's a gorgeous book, frankly, and well worth any reader's time' - \u003ci\u003eTor.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to The Best Of The Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204241785010,"sku":"9781399607759","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781399607759.jpg?v=1786019446"},{"product_id":"9780253209832","title":"To Write Like a Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTo Write Like a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare example of a feminist tackling science fictuion using postmodern theory, which makes for a much more sophisticated and nuanced appraisal than the usual fare.\" —Passion\u003cbr\u003e \"Russ' essays are witty and insightful. An excellent book for any writer or reader.\" —Feminist Bookstore News\u003cbr\u003e \"In her new book of essays . . . Russ continues to debunk and demand, edify and entertain. . . . Appreciative of surface aesthetics, she continually delves deeper than most critics, yet in terms so simple and accessible that her essays read like lively, angry, humorous dialogues conducted face-to-face with the author. Russ is the antithesis of the distant critic in her ivory tower.\" —Paul Di Filippo, The Washington Post Book World\u003cbr\u003e \" . . . 20 years of the author's feisty reports from the front lines of literature.\" —The San Francisco Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e \"This is a book of imaginative and provoking essays, but you should read it for the sheer fun of it.\" —The Women's Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e \"Collects more than two decades of criticism by Joanna Russ, one of the most perceptive, forthright and eloquent feminist commentators around.\" —Feminist Bookstore News\u003cbr\u003e \" . . . a super book. . . .This is a book that, for once, really will appeal to readers of all kinds.\" —Utopian Studies\u003cbr\u003e \"If you enjoy science fiction, this is definitely a book that you'll want to talk about. I found myself sneaking a few pages at times when I really didn't have time to read.\" —Jan Catano, Atlantis\u003cbr\u003e Classic essays on science fiction and feminism by Nebula and Hugo award-winning Joanna Russ. Here she ranges from a consideration of the aesthetic of science fiction to a reading of the lesbian identity of Willa Cather. \u003ci\u003eTo Write Like a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e includes essays on horror stories and the supernatural, feminist utopias, popular literature for women (the \"modern gothic\"), and the feminist education of graduate students in English.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56232123433333,"sku":"9780253209832","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780253209832_7f6c2308-4f20-448d-a90d-9d1bcc249874.jpg?v=1786012124"},{"product_id":"9780575094994","title":"The Female Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA landmark book in the fields of science fiction and feminism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFour women living in parallel worlds, each with a different gender landscape. When they begin to travel to each other's worlds each woman's preconceptions on gender and what it means to be a woman are challenged.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcclaimed as one of the essential works of science fiction and an influence on William Gibson, THE FEMALE MAN takes a look at gender roles in society and remains a work of great power.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56293055693173,"sku":"9780575094994","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780575094994.jpg?v=1786014606"},{"product_id":"9781558613140","title":"On Strike against God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA lost feminist masterwork by feminist and speculative fiction icon Joanna Russ about a lesbian’s coming-to-consciousness during the social upheaval of the 1970s.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Esther, an English professor living in 1970s small-town New York, has her first lesbian love affair, the fallout brings her everyday miseries into focus and sends her spiraling. Confronted with the homophobia of straight feminists and the misogyny of gay men, Esther is left to forge a language for her feminism and her burgeoning lesbian desire. A darkly comedic story of feminist love, hope, and reckoning, \u003ci\u003eOn Strike Against God\u003c\/i\u003e’s call to readers —“Let’s be reasonable. Let’s demand the impossible”—rings urgently true today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1980, \u003ci\u003eOn Strike Against God\u003c\/i\u003e is the only realist novel by feminist science fiction icon Joanna Russ. This new critical edition includes previously unpublished alternate endings to the novel, letters between Joanna Russ and acclaimed poet Marilyn Hacker, and additional essays by Russ. Contemporary authors Jeanne Thornton and Mary Anne Mohanraj discuss Russ’s continued impact, and an interview with science fiction luminary Samuel R. 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