Cosmos Latinos: An Anthology of Science Fiction from Latin America and Spain Bell Andrea L.
The first-ever collection of Latin American science fiction in English.Opening a window onto a fascinating new world for English-speaking readers, this anthology offers popular and influential stories…
Specifikacia Cosmos Latinos: An Anthology of Science Fiction from Latin America and Spain Bell Andrea L.
The first-ever collection of Latin American science fiction in English.Opening a window onto a fascinating new world for English-speaking readers, this anthology offers popular and influential stories from over ten countries, chronologically ranging from 1862 to the present. Latin American and Spanish science fiction shares many thematic and stylistic elements with anglophone science fiction, but there are important differences: many downplay scientific plausibility, and others show the influence of the region's celebrated literary fantastic. In the 27 stories included in this anthology, a 16th-century conquistador is re-envisioned as a cosmonaut, Mexican factory workers receive pleasure-giving bio-implants, and warring bands of terrorists travel through time attempting to reverse the outcome of historical events.The introduction examines the ways the genre has