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Uncanny Valley Digest: We by Yevgeny Zamyatin

Posted on 11 July 2020 by Suhail Rafidi

Our Wednesday night Zamyatin discussion was the hammer and tongs! Like many thought-provoking Russian novels of its time, Yevgeny Zamyatin’s 1924 authoritarian dystopia, We, was first published in translation, outside of Russia. It is an epistolary novel of journal entries … Continue reading →

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“Bloodless; but it’s big in Uqbar.”

Posted on 10 July 2017 by Suhail Rafidi

Hello, and welcome back to the Uncanny Valley! Our Borges discussion this week left us stimulated but mystified. In some ways, the story did not meet the criteria of science fiction, and it brought up questions as to why this … Continue reading →

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Uncanny Valley Digest: James Tiptree, Jr.

Posted on 14 June 2017 by Suhail Rafidi

Hello science fiction lovers! Welcome back to the Uncanny Valley. Last week, we let Cordwainer Smith take us on a insightful, dangerous, but somehow whimsical ride through the human mind. This week, leave behind the whimsy, ’cause we’re going to … Continue reading →

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