Death of the Author
Death of the Author
Death of the Author
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three stories in one with seemingly no beginning, no ending and just a lot in between.
reading the e-book, i wasn't aware that the physical book had a cover for both "death of the author" AND "rusted robots". i'm glad i came across it when searching for the digital cover.
while there are many concepts to discuss, many ways to nitpik some character flaws i'm left most strongly with the smells and longing for delicious food.
an aroma that spans an ocean, heals any pain (momentarily) and pauses the most intense arguments and attacks. a lot happens in the book, but there is always this longing for or enjoying of food from home that grounds the characters and the reader alike.
Published
2025
Description
In this exhilarating tale by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor, a disabled Nigerian American woman pens a wildly successful Sci-Fi novel, but as her fame rises, she loses control of the narrative—a surprisingly cutting, yet heartfelt drama about art and love, identity and connection, and, ultimately, what makes us human. Disabled, disinclined to marry, and more interested in writing than a lucrative career in medicine or law, Zelu, the protagonist, writes a far-future epic where androids and AI wage war in the grown-over ruins of human civilization, titled 'Rusted Robots.'
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