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A future society, where women far outnumber men, has abandoned the models of patriarchy and matriarchy and established new gender roles. But Lisbei, a young thinker whose gift is exploring the past, confronts the new establishment in order to force changes of her own. The Maerlande Chronicles is a sequel to the critically-acclaimed novel The Silent City.

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EerierIdyllMeme Comparable explorations of post-apocalyptic societies, with the gender-roles reversed.

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I picked this book up at a supermarket bookshelf, mostly to piss off my mom who thought the amount of books I bought was scandalous. It was also one of the very first books I read that I would classify as Adult - I then read it, and read it again, and again. I think I read this book at least two or three times a year for a period of about 4 years. The story of the little girl on the outside trying to get accepted really spoke to me in my teens. As a result, my copy is much battered, has pages falling out, and is very sad state.

I haven't read it since I grew out of the teenage phase so I don't know if its as well written as I remember it. I'm a bit afraid to try - what if its not up to how I remember it?
I enjoyed this book so much that it is worn out, which is why I have copies of 2 versions of it. It is one of the books that I have used as a subject for my never ending thesis, an M.Ed.in Education with a concentration in English. My topic is feminism and utopia in science fiction written by women - Vonarburg is one of the three authors upon whom my work focuses - the others are Sheri S. Tepper and Suzy McKee Charnas. More later....
Elisabeth Vonaburg n’a peut-être pas de chance, j’ai lu l’excellent [Les Filles d’Egalie] quelques semaines avant de commencer son bouquin, et c’est dur de rivaliser. Mais quand même… Je croyais tomber sur un roman féministe, et en fait je suis surtout tombée de haut… Ce n’est pas parce que les femmes sont au pouvoir que la société est féministe, la preuve, tout est ici basé sur le pouvoir reproductif des femmes, condamnées à procréer. On est finalement assez proche de [La Servante écarlate] de ce point de vue-là, l’inventivité en moins. Et tout cela pour un livre au style lourd et à l’intrigue confuse, voire inexistante…
Encore ce que l’on appelle un classique à côté duquel je suis complètement show more passée. Je l’ai lu jusqu’au bout, espérant y trouver quelque chose, mais décidément, ça ne valait pas la peine d’y passer autant de temps. show less
La stupidité des hommes a jadis ruiné la planète Terre. La sensibilité des femmes permettra-t-elle de la réparer,
ou plutôt de la laisser se réparer ? C'est la question que se pose Lisbeï au cours d'une longue vie aventureuse qui va la mener du Pays des Mères,
où les sexes vivent séparés, vers un avenir encore incertain où ils parviendront peut-être à se retrouver.
Ce beau roman, qui a reçu plusieurs prix (dont, pour sa traduction américaine, le prix spécial Philip K. Dick),
réconciliera avec la science-fiction les femmes qui l'ignorent encore. Quant aux hommes, il leur donnera à réfléchir. Passionnément.

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Brierley, Jane (Translator)

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Canonical title
In the Mother's Land
Original publication date
1996
Dedication
To all my mothers, and especially the first
First words
The other side of the sun That's what Lisbeï used to call the moon when she was little.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Yemen, the daughter of Lisbeï and Toller, the daughter of my children, the daughter of the great-grandchildren of Garde.
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Gérard Klein
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Fiction and Literature, Science Fiction
DDC/MDS
843Literature & rhetoricFrench LiteratureFrench fiction
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PQ3919.2 .V69 .C4813Language and LiteratureFrench, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literaturesFrench literatureProvincial, local, colonial, etc.
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