Oryx and Crake (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Margaret Atwood
- First Published: 2003
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Dystopian fiction, Near future and distant future fiction
- Subjects: Freedom, Language or languages, New York, Future, Science or scientists, Twenty-first century, Prostitution or prostitutes, Friendship, Genius, Child abuse, Ethics, Bioengineering or biotechnology, Genetics, Information science or systems, Computers, Internet, Happiness, Bioethics
- Locales: New York
As in The Handmaid's Tale, Atwood creates a futuristic dystopia in which she places her protagonist, Snowman. Although Snowman has managed to survive some kind of catastrophe, the specifics surrounding the event are not revealed until the end of the work. The only other forms of life that Snowman meets on the barren seaside landscape are humanoids and animals that have resulted from bioengineering. The humanoids are called Crakers, innocent beings that are tractable and resistant to diseases. These green-eyed mutants manifest selected traits; they are uninterested in sex and...
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