I'm a big fan of Margaret Atwood, and Oryx and Crake is probably the novel that stuck with me most after reading it back in about 2009 for my english class in the IB Diploma. Hovering somewhere between science fiction and fantasy, Atwood is one of those novelists that deals with ideas about post-apocalyptic futures, picking apart the potential transformations that science, government, technology and religion can all have on society, and melds them into narratives that seem both bizarre and totally realistic. Principal Investigator at Design Culture Lab and design fiction advocate Anne Galloway cites Atwood as one of her influences.
Because of the type of research I've been doing lately, I was reminded of the genetic mishmash of creatures that are rife in Oryx and Crake, and was inspired to buy the sequel, The Year of the Flood. Hopefully it will point me in some interesting directions and pose some relevant questions as my research progresses.
Because of the type of research I've been doing lately, I was reminded of the genetic mishmash of creatures that are rife in Oryx and Crake, and was inspired to buy the sequel, The Year of the Flood. Hopefully it will point me in some interesting directions and pose some relevant questions as my research progresses.
