Chief reporter of Shenzhen Business DailyWei Peina
Unsolvable loneliness, the pain of losing relatives, the asymmetry of capital structure relations, immigration problems, body anxiety, AI ...... making friendsRecently, Shanghai Translation Publishing House launched "A Guide to Working Robots - Science Fiction Award Short Story Collection", which uses science fiction as a "method" to focus on social issues and take readers to the imaginary world where the paths diverge.
It is understood. The book selects the winning and shortlisted works of the Nebula Award, Hugo Award, and Locus Award in recent years, and gathers a group of cutting-edge science fiction writers with diverse backgrounds, creative techniques and styles.
"A Guide to Working Robots - Science Fiction Awards Short Story Collection".
Vena Jay-Min Prasad, etc
Translated by Sun Wei et al
Shanghai Translation Publishing House
January
Science fiction writer Chen Qiufan, who wrote the foreword to the book, said that in this book, "we see more about the possibilities of the imagination of others." "The Grim Reaper regains meaning in the process of harvesting souls, the granddaughter discovers the secrets of war robots and ghosts in her grandmother's relics, anthropologists find the lost information of Earth in a space library, the members of the overweight club rely on drugs and a special lifestyle to maintain their weight, the techno-otaku uses deepfake technology to create a virtual girlfriend to cheat on his parents, and the immigrant story of his mother's soul seeking identity in a foreign land......Each story explores the depth of how the 'other', whether metaphorically or literally, coexists, connects and seeks some greater consensus with the 'other', with subtle forms and human touches. Chen Qiufan said.
Science fiction critic Mitoyo believes: "This book is a concentrated display of the latest developments in British and American science fiction creation. From urban fantasy to climate science fiction to feminism, science fiction themes embody the mainstream aesthetics and thinking of the British and American science fiction circles. In terms of science fiction creation methods, it is also close to mainstream literature, and the integration of science and technology and humanities has reached a very high level. ”