Three Visions of Humanity in Extraterrestrial Ecosystems: Klein, Kosik, Skåden
Three Visions of Humanity in Extraterrestrial Ecosystems: Klein, Kosik, Skåden
Author(s): Rafał PokrywkaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Comparative Study of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: science fiction; future; ecology; planets; colonisation
Summary/Abstract: In the paper, three contemporary science fiction novels are compared: Die Zukunft des Mars (2013) by Georg Klein, Kameleon (2008) by Rafał Kosik, and Fugl (2019) by Sigbjørn Skåden. As possible scenarios of a future colonisation of other planets, the novels represent three different patterns of human existence in extraterrestrial ecosystems: adaptation, imitation, and indifference. They are discussed in the context of contemporary speculative narrations on human life outside of Earth.
Journal: Porównania
- Issue Year: 31/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 133-142
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English