Overview
Since they began appearing in the 1970s, Michael Bishop's science fiction and fantasy stories have been recognized for their polished prose and their depth of thought and feeling. His award-winning fiction includes No Enemy but Time (1982), Unicorn Mountain (1988), Brittle Innings (1994) and the outstanding short story ""The Pile"" (2008). After the 2017 publication of his collection Other Arms Reach Out to Me, Bishop was inducted into the Georgia Writers' Hall of Fame. Revision and republication of much of Bishop's fiction in recent years have renewed interest in Bishop's explorations of religion, belief and the pursuit of human truth. This book is the first comprehensive study of Michael Bishop's literary body, examining his work in full. Featured are close readings of all his novels and studies of short stories, poetry and essays that Bishop himself identified for special attention.
Full Product Details
Author: Joe Sanders ,
Donald E. Palumbo ,
C.W. Sullivan III
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.277kg
ISBN: 9781476671512
ISBN 10: 1476671516
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 25 December 2020
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Almost certainly the most informed and enlightening study we are likely to see of an author whose work deserves a good deal more scholarly attention that it has thus far received. Let us hope that this clearly written and deeply thoughtful study can help get that discussion going. --Science Fiction Studies
A comprehensive study of the work of science fiction novelist Michael Bishop... he's staunchly thorough and convincingly extracts a worldview from the wide breadth of Bishop's body of work... Sanders combines scholarly rigor with a crisp layman's voice--Bishop's fans are in for a treat. --Publishers Weekly A thorough discussion of Bishop's novels and major short stories... Fascinating insights... This is a consistently stimulating and ground-breaking study. --Locus Almost certainly the most informed and enlightening study we are likely to see of an author whose work deserves a good deal more scholarly attention that it has thus far received. Let us hope that this clearly written and deeply thoughtful study can help get that discussion going. --Science Fiction Studies
"""A comprehensive study of the work of science fiction novelist Michael Bishop... he's staunchly thorough and convincingly extracts a worldview from the wide breadth of Bishop's body of work... Sanders combines scholarly rigor with a crisp layman's voice--Bishop's fans are in for a treat.""--Publishers Weekly ""Almost certainly the most informed and enlightening study we are likely to see of an author whose work deserves a good deal more scholarly attention that it has thus far received. Let us hope that this clearly written and deeply thoughtful study can help get that discussion going.""--Science Fiction Studies ""A thorough discussion of Bishop's novels and major short stories... Fascinating insights... This is a consistently stimulating and ground-breaking study.""--Locus"
“Almost certainly the most informed and enlightening study we are likely to see of an author whose work deserves a good deal more scholarly attention that it has thus far received. Let us hope that this clearly written and deeply thoughtful study can help get that discussion going.”—Science Fiction Studies “A comprehensive study of the work of science fiction novelist Michael Bishop… he’s staunchly thorough and convincingly extracts a worldview from the wide breadth of Bishop’s body of work… Sanders combines scholarly rigor with a crisp layman’s voice—Bishop’s fans are in for a treat.”—Publishers Weekly “A thorough discussion of Bishop’s novels and major short stories… Fascinating insights… This is a consistently stimulating and ground-breaking study.”—Locus
Author Information
The late Joe Sanders, professor emeritus, Lakeland Community College, wrote extensively about Roger Zelazny, E.E. “Doc” Smith, and Neil Gaiman. He lived in Willoughby, Ohio.
