Chroniques du pays des mères
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Chroniques du Pays des Mères is a French language science fiction novel by Élisabeth Vonarburg. It was first published in Canada in 1992 and has been translated in English under the title In the Mothers' Land and later republished in English as The Maerlande Chronicles.[1] It won the Philip K. Dick Award (special citation) in 1992 and the Aurora Award for best long-form Canadian science-fiction work in French.[2]
Plot summary
The action takes place several centuries after the events of
The novel follows the life of Lisbeï, the daughter of the "mother" of the Betely community, in the province of Litale. Destined to succeed her she grows up with her sister and friend, Tula, her being barren prevents her from doing so. While exploring ruined tunnels she discovers documents which question everything her society thought it knew about its past.
References
- ISBN 978-3-030-84208-6.
- ^ Feminist Bookstore News. Feminist Bookstore News. 1993. p. 79.
External links
- Chroniques du Pays des Mères title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database