Liu Cixin, Arthur C. Clarke, and "Repositioning".
This essay investigates the work of the contemporary Chinese science-fiction writer Liu Cixin in the context of his relation to the British sf icon Arthur C. Clarke. Liu identifies himself as a great fan of Golden Age Anglo-American sf, and I argue that Liu is no more original, no more distinctively...
| Published in: | Science Fiction Studies Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 39 - 63 |
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University of California Press
Mar2019
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