![]() ![]() And I think dystopias are useful for that, for thinking about the consequences of things like climate change or women’s rights or anything that affects the way that we live in the world. One of the great things about science fiction or fantasy as well is that you can take a contemporary issue, remove it from its context, and then deal with all of the ramifications of it in this whole other context and get a new view on it that it’s very difficult to have looking at into the real world. Why are dystopian novels important?Īlexandra Duncan: I think they are a way of bringing up social issues. JMW: “Salvage” is a wonderful book even if it is dystopian and dystopian on so many levels, politically, culturally, ecologically. It was really, really thrilling and a great surprise. Congratulations on winning the Compton Crook yesterday.Īlexandra Duncan: Thank you. JMW: Hello, this is Jean Marie Ward for With me today is Alexandra Duncan, the award-winning author of “Salvage.” Welcome, Alexandra.Īlexandra Duncan: Hi. ![]()
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