{"product_id":"9780853238690","title":"The Country you have Never Seen: Essays and Reviews","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1959, at the age of 22, Joanna Russ published her first science fiction story, \"Nor Custom Stale,\" in \u003ci\u003eThe Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e. In the forty-five years since, Russ has continued to write some of the most popular, creative, and important novels and stories in science fiction. She was a central figure, along with contemporaries Ursula K. Le Guin and James Tiptree, in revolutionizing science fiction in the 1960s and 1970s, and her 1970 novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Female Man,\u003c\/i\u003e is widely regarded as one of the most successful and influential depictions of a feminist utopia in the entire genre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Country You Have Never Seen\u003c\/i\u003e gathers Joanna Russ's most important essays and reviews, revealing the vital part she played over the years in the never-ending conversation among writers and fans about the roles, boundaries, and potential of science fiction. Spanning her entire career, the collection shines a light on Russ's role in the development of new wave science fiction and feminist science fiction, while at the same time providing fascinating insight into her own development as a writer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027258753264,"sku":"9780853238690","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780853238690_p0.jpg?v=1763813670","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780853238690","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}