Fledgling A Novel
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Erscheinungsdatum
04.01.2011
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Seven Stories PressSeitenzahl
320 (Printausgabe)
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2205 KB
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Englisch
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9781583228043
Fledgling, Octavia Butler's last novel, is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly un-human needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: she is in fact a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire. Forced to discover what she can about her stolen former life, she must at the same time learn who wanted-and still wants-to destroy her and those she cares for, and how she can save herself. Fledgling is a captivating novel that tests the limits of "otherness" and questions what it means to be truly human.
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A social commentary on vampires, race and power
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Shori wakes up in a cave, beaten, burned and without any memory, but she realizes quickly that she needs blood to survive her injuries. Shori turns out to be an Ina, a vampiric race, and someone has burned her home. Not only has she lost her family but also any memory of a live as an Ina. Gradually, she learns what it means to be an Ina, especially what it means to commit symbiotic relationships with humans in order to feed from them but also give them prolonged life. Everything changes when she finds out that she is a genetic experiment that posesses Ina as well as human genes that allow her to stay awake during the day and even walk in the sun due to her dark skin. Now she questions, was the attack on her family racially motivated and did her enemies resent her for her human parts? Octavia Butler masterfully questions race and power structures while delivering an uncomfortable but honest novel full of suspense and reflection.
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