作品情報
世界をつなぐ空気のような技術が、村の暮らしと自己認識を変えていく。
『Air』は Geoff Ryman による二〇〇五年刊行の長編で、James Tiptree, Jr. Award をはじめ複数のSF賞を受けた。日本語訳は確認できなかったため、英語原著の書誌識別子を採用した。
レビュー要約
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社会変化を大きなアイデアだけでなく、村の人々の日常と身体感覚に落とし込む点が評価されている。技術楽観に寄りすぎず、変化がもたらす痛みも描くため、余韻は複雑である。
書籍情報
- 出版社
- Gollancz
- 発売日
- 2005-07-21
- ページ数
- 400ページ
- 言語
- 英語
- サイズ
- 16 x 4 x 24 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780575076976
- ISBN-10
- 0575076976
- カテゴリ
- 洋書/Science Fiction & Fantasy/Science Fiction
This remarkable novel is about the effects of a new communications technology, Air, that works without power lines or machines. As pervasive technology ensures the rapid spread of pop culture and information access, few corners of the planet remain untouched. One of those few is Kizuldah, Karzistan, a tiny rice-farming village, predominantly Chinese Buddhist but with a strong Muslim presence, among whom sharply intelligent though illiterate Mae Chung, a self-styled fashion expert guiding the village women in dress, make-up and hairstyling, is an informal leader. When the UN decides to test the radical new technology Air, Mae is boiling laundry and chatting with elderly Mrs Tung. The massive surge of Air energy swamps them, and when the test is finished, Mrs Tung is dead, and Mae has absorbed her 90 years of memories. Rocked by the unexpected deaths and disorientation, the UN delays fully implementing Air, but Mae sees at once that her way of life is ending. Half-mad, struggling with information overload, the resentment of much of the village, and a complex family situation, she works fiercely to learn what she needs to ride the tiger of change.
Geoff Ryman was born in Canada in 1952 but moved to America when he was eleven. He moved to London in 1973. He began writing science fiction in 1976. His other novels include Was and 253. He currently lives and works in London and Oxfordshire.
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