The First Wave: Latin American Science Fiction Discovers Its Roots
2007; Volume: 34; Issue: Part 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1525/sfs.34.3.0432
ISSN2327-6207
Autores Tópico(s)Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
ResumoThis essay examines three of the earliest works of Latin American sf together for the first time: Mexico en el ano 1970 [Mexico in the Year 1970, 1844, Mexico], Pdginas da historia do Brasil escripta no anno de 2000 [Pages from the History of Brazil Written in the Year 2000, 1868-72, Brazil], and Viaje maravilloso del Senor Nic-Nac al planeta Marte [The Marvelous Journey of Mr. Nic-Nac to the Planet Mars, 1875-76, Argentina]. Nineteenth-century works such as these have been added to the genealogical tree of Latin American sf in recent years. The addition of pre-space-age texts to the corpus of Latin American sf does more than provide its writers and readers with local roots: it broadens our understanding of the genre in Latin America and the periphery; it extends our perceptions of the role of science in Latin American literature and culture; and, together with later Latin American sf, it contributes new perspectives and new narrative possibilities to the genre as a whole. This content downloaded from 129.186.176.122 on Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:08:09 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions
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