{"product_id":"9780253209832","title":"To Write Like a Woman : Essays in Feminism and Science Fiction by Joanna Russ","description":"\"To Write Like a Woman 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 \"Russ' essays are witty and insightful. An excellent book for any writer or reader.\" -Feminist Bookstore News \"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 \" . . . 20 years of the author's feisty reports from the front lines of literature.\" -The San Francisco Review of Books \"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 \"Collects more than two decades of criticism by Joanna Russ, one of the most perceptive, forthright and eloquent feminist commentators around.\" -Feminist Bookstore News \" . . . a super book. . . .This is a book that, for once, really will appeal to readers of all kinds.\" -Utopian Studies \"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 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. To Write Like a Woman 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.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","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.jpg?v=1762272343","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780253209832","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}