13 Questions on Science Fiction

Interview with Professor James Edwin Gunn

Authors

  • Sayyed Ali Mirenayat Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • Elaheh Soofastaei Universiti Putra Malaysia

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Abstract

The present text is an interview with James Edwin Gunn (born July 12, 1923), Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Kansas (US), on science fiction literature. The purpose of this interview is to ask questions related to themes central in science fiction, such as human transcendence, immortality, apocalypse, and so on. As a science fiction writer, Gunn can provide insight into pressing questions relating to technology and its influences on human life as expressed in fiction. Due to his long career in writing science fiction, Gunn also possesses knowledge on the changes that have occurred within the genre.

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Published

2017-04-25

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Interviews