Category: Science Fiction

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Shion Miura, “The Great Passage: A Novel”舟を編む, (Fune o Amu), Juliet Winters-Carpenter (trans.), 2013.

Shion Miura, “The Great Passage: A Novel”, 舟を編む, (Fune o Amu), Juliet Winters-Carpenter (translator), 2013 was a novel of soft-science (linguistics) fiction. The protagonist is “Lexicographer”, who is working for a publisher on a “dictionary”. Lexicographer is a “word-nerd”, and has no dating experience. Lexicographer meets a female Japanese “Kaiseki” (haute cuisine) chef. They are … Continue reading Shion Miura, “The Great Passage: A Novel”舟を編む, (Fune o Amu), Juliet Winters-Carpenter (trans.), 2013.

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Hitori Nakano, “Train Man: The Novel”, 2007.

Hitori Nakano, “Train Man: The Novel”, 2007 was a satirical novel of a computer denizen. The protagonist male the object of the satire is a computer geek. This dystopian protagonist is referred to as “Train Man”. Computers, or mathematics are not the best way to do a romance novel. In fact it is impossible that … Continue reading Hitori Nakano, “Train Man: The Novel”, 2007.

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Kazuo Ishiguro, “Never Let Me Go”, 2005.

Kazuo Ishiguro, “Never Let me Go”, 2005 is a psychological, soft science-fiction novel by Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro. The protagonist in soft sciences (psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy) are usually females. Kazuo Ishiguro was born in Japan, however at five years old moved to England and writes in English. Kazuo Ishiguro, “Never Let Me Go”, 2005 … Continue reading Kazuo Ishiguro, “Never Let Me Go”, 2005.

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Jules Verne (1828-1905), ”Around the World in Eighty Days”, 1872,

Jules Verne, “Around the World in Eighty Days”, 1872 was a science fiction travelogue of protagonist Phileas Fogg. The protagonist Phileas lives in London, England and has a French valet (foil character) named Passepartout.  The two men are going to circumnavigate the world on a wager for money.   The itinerary is as follows:­ London, … Continue reading Jules Verne (1828-1905), ”Around the World in Eighty Days”, 1872,

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Anthony Burgess, “A Clockwork Orange”, 1962.

Anthony Burgess, “A Clockwork Orange”, 1962 was a dystopian, satirical novel of juvenile delinquents. Anthony Burgess starts the book with this line. “There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie and Dim and we sat in the Korova Milk Bar trying to make up our rassoodocks what to do … Continue reading Anthony Burgess, “A Clockwork Orange”, 1962.