Detonation velocity. Dialectics of freedom in Paolo Bacigalupi’s "The windup girl" Cover Image

Prędkość detonacji. Dialektyka wolności w "Nakręcanej dziewczynie" Paola Bacigalupiego
Detonation velocity. Dialectics of freedom in Paolo Bacigalupi’s "The windup girl"

Author(s): Maciej Dajnowski
Subject(s): American Literature
Published by: Wydział Filologiczny Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego
Keywords: Bacigalupi; speculative fiction; ecology; dystopia; biopun;

Summary/Abstract: The article explores the relationship between speed and freedom in Paolo Bcigalupi’s dystopian novel The windup girl. Detailed analyses have been devoted to the main character of the piece – an artificial, genetically modified woman. The contexts for them were both the feminist, postcolonial, and posthumanist reflection, as well as the genre determinants of the novel.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 97-119
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish