{"product_id":"culture-series-of-iain-m-banks-a-critical-introduction-9780786494477","title":"Culture Series of Iain M. Banks: A Critical Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e This critical history of Iain M. Banks' Culture novels covers the series from its inception in the 1970s to the \u003ci\u003eThe Hydrogen Sonata\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), published less than a year before Banks' death. It considers Banks' origins as a writer, the development of his politics and ethics, his struggles to become a published author, his eventual success with \u003ci\u003eThe Wasp Factory\u003c\/i\u003e (1984) and the publication of the first Culture novel, \u003ci\u003eConsider Phlebas\u003c\/i\u003e (1987). His 1994 essay \"A Few Notes on the Culture\" is included, along with a range of critical responses to the 10 Culture books he published in his lifetime and a discussion of the series' status as utopian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Banks was a complex man, both in his everyday life and on the page. This work aims at understanding the Culture series not only as a fundamental contribution to science fiction but also as a product of its creator's responses to the turbulent times he lived in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simone Caroti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland and Company, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.78h x 6.46w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786494477","brand":"McFarland and Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42440523120777,"sku":"9780786494477","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_08a400e7-03a8-43b4-875b-ae7d26f833aa.jpg?v=1716238877","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/culture-series-of-iain-m-banks-a-critical-introduction-9780786494477","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}