The memory librarian : and other stories of dirty computer

Author/Creator:

Monáe, Janelle, author

Publication/Creation:

New York, NY : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]

Resource Type:

Book

Edition:

First edition.

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

The memory librarian : and other stories of dirty computer / Janelle Monae [and five collaborators].

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Science fiction

Subjects:

Science fiction, American
Totalitarianism--Fiction

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Breaking Dawn / by Janelle Monae -- The Memory Librarian / by Janelle Monae & Alaya Dawn Johnson -- Nevermind / by Janelle Monae & Danny Lore -- Timebox / by Janelle Monae & Eve L. Ewing -- Save Changes / by Janelle Monae & Yohanca Delgado -- Timebox Altar(ed) / by Janelle Monae & Sheree Renee Thomas.

Summary:

"Whoever controls our memories controls the future. Janelle Monae and an incredible array of talented collaborating creators have written a collection of tales comprising the bold vision and powerful themes that have made Monae such a compelling and celebrated storyteller. Dirty Computer introduced a world in which thoughts-as a means of self-conception-could be controlled or erased by a select few. And whether human, A.I., or other, your life and sentience was dictated by those who'd convinced themselves they had the right to decide your fate. That was until Jane 57821 decided to remember and break free. Expanding from that mythos, these stories fully explore what it's like to live in such a totalitarian existence...and what it takes to get out of it. Building off the traditions of speculative writers such as Octavia Butler, Ted Chiang, Becky Chambers, and Nnedi Okorafor-and filled with the artistic genius and powerful themes that have made Monae a worldwide icon in the first place-The Memory Librarian serves readers tales grounded in the human trials of identity expression, technology, and love, but also reaching through to the worlds of memory and time within, and the stakes and power that exists there"--

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xi, 321 pages ; 24 cm

Citation/Reference Note:

Library Journal, April 01, 2022
Booklist, March 01, 2022
Publishers Weekly, January 31, 2022
Kirkus Reviews, March 01, 2022

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937465766002486

ISBN:

9780063070875
0063070871 :

Barcode:

MCN000006842