Science Fiction in the Atomic Age
Margaret Atwood to Ted Chiang
Season 1 Episode 3 of 4
A look at the genre's ability to foretell the shape of future society, touching on the works of Canadian novelist and poet Margaret Atwood and American writer Ted Chiang. Atwood's A Handmaid's Tale created a more political, dystopian model to illustrate relations between genders becoming oppressive. Though not a prolific author, Chiang has produced prestigious works such as Arrival, Understand and Division by Zero
Science Fiction in the Atomic Age airs on Sky Arts HD at 4:15 PM, Saturday 19 April. (Subtitles.)
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