This book is an opportunity to enter and expand critical discussions of Atwood’s dystopian work, an object of global interest at all academic levels from the perspective of posthuman discourse. Moreover, The Heart Goes Last, a novel that has been relatively uncommented by academia—no monograph or chapter are dedicated to its analysis—is discussed originally and effectively in this book through a comprehensive analysis that puts it in direct dialogism with its fictional precursors and with 21st century Western society practices.

This is one of the first books which dedicates a section to The Testaments and discusses the speculative and dystopian character of the novel, from the generic perspective, and contextualized in the 21st century. The book examines the construction of [women's] storytelling, witnessing, agency and the power of the oppressed to overturn tyrannical regimes. My book is aimed at world-wide readers, not only those interested in Margaret Atwood’s oeuvre, but also those interested in the debate between critical posthumanism and transhumanism. It will be especially attractive for academics: university teachers, post-graduates, researchers, and college students in general since it offers a comprehensive introduction to posthumanism that could well be used to introduce the subject in any course related to it.

Book Information
ISBN 9781032390512
Author Esther Muñoz-González
Format Hardback
Page Count 200
Imprint Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd