Description
The Xhroll, an alien humanoid race whose infertility is bringing them near extinction, come into contact with a crew of very fertile human astronauts. Their encounter on a remote space station will have significant consequences for both species when a human male winds up impregnated.
Elia Barcelo's setup is funny and feminist, and raises questions of what it means to be "male" or "female"-prescient, considering this novel was published in Spanish twenty-five years ago. The anniversary is being celebrated now with the first English-language edition, translated by veteran sci-fi translators Yolanda Molina-Gavilan and Andrea Bell, who also provide a critical introduction.
About the Author
Elia Barcelo is a Spanish academic and author living in Austria. She has received the Ignotus Award for best short fiction from the Spanish Association of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1991), the International Prize for best short science fiction novel from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (1994), and the Edebe Award for youth literature (1997).
Yolanda Molina-Gavilan is a professor of Spanish at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Andrea Bell is a professor of Spanish at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Book Information
ISBN 9780826502339
Author Elia Barcelo
Format Paperback
Page Count 196
Imprint Vanderbilt University Press
Publisher Vanderbilt University Press
Weight(grams) 255g
Elia Barcelo's setup is funny and feminist, and raises questions of what it means to be "male" or "female"-prescient, considering this novel was published in Spanish twenty-five years ago. The anniversary is being celebrated now with the first English-language edition, translated by veteran sci-fi translators Yolanda Molina-Gavilan and Andrea Bell, who also provide a critical introduction.
About the Author
Elia Barcelo is a Spanish academic and author living in Austria. She has received the Ignotus Award for best short fiction from the Spanish Association of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1991), the International Prize for best short science fiction novel from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (1994), and the Edebe Award for youth literature (1997).
Yolanda Molina-Gavilan is a professor of Spanish at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Andrea Bell is a professor of Spanish at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Book Information
ISBN 9780826502339
Author Elia Barcelo
Format Paperback
Page Count 196
Imprint Vanderbilt University Press
Publisher Vanderbilt University Press
Weight(grams) 255g
