Future Primitive: The New Ecotopias
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Future Primitive - The New Ecotopias, edited by Kim Stanley Robinson
, republishes notable short works of utopian fiction and dystopian fiction, incorporating elements of primitivism
and of eco-anarchism.
Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer known for his award-winning Mars trilogy. His work delves into ecological and sociological themes regularly, and many of his novels appear to be the direct result of his own scientific fascinations, such as the fifteen years of research...
, republishes notable short works of utopian fiction and dystopian fiction, incorporating elements of primitivism
Primitivism
Primitivism is a Western art movement that borrows visual forms from non-Western or prehistoric peoples, such as Paul Gauguin's inclusion of Tahitian motifs in paintings and ceramics...
and of eco-anarchism.
Contents
- An introduction by Robinson, outlining the visionary role of such fiction
- Tomorrow's Song, Gary SnyderGary SnyderGary Snyder is an American poet , as well as an essayist, lecturer, and environmental activist . Snyder is a winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry...
(a poem) - Part one: "Statements of desire"
- Bears Discover FireBears Discover Fire"Bears Discover Fire" is a Hugo Award-winning short story by American science fiction author Terry Bisson. It concerns aging and evolution in the US South, the dream of wilderness, and community...
, Terry BissonTerry BissonTerry Ballantine Bisson is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his short stories... - In the Abode of the Snows, Pat Murphy
- Boomer Flats, R. A. LaffertyR. A. LaffertyRaphael Aloysius Lafferty was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, as well as for his etymological wit...
- Bears Discover Fire
- Part two: "Denial of the body"
- Hogfoot Right and Bird-Hands, Garry KilworthGarry KilworthGarry Douglas Kilworth is a fantasy and historical novelist.Kilworth is a graduate of King's College London. He was previously a science fiction author, having published one hundred twenty short stories and seventy novels...
- Hogfoot Right and Bird-Hands, Garry Kilworth
- Part three: "But what were they really like?"
- House of BonesHouse of BonesHouse of Bones is a 2010 SyFy horror film. The film was written by Anthony C. Ferrante and Jay Frasco and was directed by Jeffery Scott Lando. It stars Corin Nemec and Charisma Carpenter...
, Robert SilverbergRobert SilverbergRobert Silverberg is an American author, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple nominee of the Hugo Award and a winner of the Nebula Award.-Early years:...
- House of Bones
- Part four: "And might we ever be like that again?"
- 'A Story' by John V. Marsch, Gene WolfeGene WolfeGene Wolfe is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith, to which he converted after marrying into the religion. He is a prolific short story writer and a novelist, and has won many awards in the...
- The Bead Woman, Rachel PollackRachel PollackRachel Pollack is an American science fiction author, comic book writer, and expert on divinatory tarot...
- Chocco, Ernest CallenbachErnest CallenbachErnest Callenbach is an American writer. Life & Work =Born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, he attended the University of Chicago, where he was drawn into the then 'new wave' of serious attention to film as an art form...
- (excerpt from) The New World (novel), Frederick Turner
- Rangriver Fell, Paul ParkPaul ParkPaul Park is an American science fiction author and fantasy author. He lives in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, with his wife and two children. He teaches a course in reading and writing science fiction at Williams College...
- Mary Margaret Road-Grade, Howard WaldropHoward WaldropHoward Waldrop is a science fiction author who works primarily in short fiction.Waldrop's stories combine elements such as alternate history, American popular culture, the American South, old movies , classical mythology, and rock 'n' roll music. His style is sometimes obscure or elliptical...
- 'A Story' by John V. Marsch, Gene Wolfe
- Part five: "Parables"
- Looking Down, Carol EmshwillerCarol EmshwillerCarol Emshwiller is an American writer of avant garde short stories and science fiction who has won prizes ranging from the Nebula Award to the Philip K. Dick Award. Ursula K...
- Newton's Sleep, Ursula K. Le GuinUrsula K. Le GuinUrsula Kroeber Le Guin is an American author. She has written novels, poetry, children's books, essays, and short stories, notably in fantasy and science fiction...
- Return (story), Robinson JeffersRobinson JeffersJohn Robinson Jeffers was an American poet, known for his work about the central California coast. Most of Jeffers' poetry was written in classic narrative and epic form, but today he is also known for his short verse, and considered an icon of the environmental movement.-Life:Jeffers was born in...
- Looking Down, Carol Emshwiller
- Endnotes characterizing the purpose of each story in the anthologyAnthologyAn anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...