Greg Egan, variations sur l'être humain.

Analyzes the works and ideologies of Greg Egan, an Australian computer programmer and science fiction author. Questions concerning the definitions and the limits of the humanity in Egan's work; Specialization of Egan's stories in hard science fiction with themes such as genetics, sexuality and artif...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Critique (00111600) no. 709/710; pp. 599 - 612
Main Author:	Allouche, Sylvie
Format:	Article
Published:	Editions de Minuit jui/jui2006
Subjects:	Egan, Greg, 1961- Authors Science fiction Fiction writing Humanity in literature Artificial intelligence in literature
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	Analyzes the works and ideologies of Greg Egan, an Australian computer programmer and science fiction author. Questions concerning the definitions and the limits of the humanity in Egan's work; Specialization of Egan's stories in hard science fiction with themes such as genetics, sexuality and artificial intelligence; Imagination of the possibility to modify the human genetic code in Egan's works.