A Woman of the Future
| Title | A Woman of the Future |
| Year for Search | 1979 |
| Authors | Ireland, David [Neil](b. 1927) |
| Date Published | 1979 |
| Publisher | George Braziller |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Australian author, Male author |
| Annotation | Surrealistic dystopia presented in notes and journal entries by a girl from early childhood to the end of her schooling. Australia is divided among the Free Citizens, who do nothing, the Servants of Society, who are the working middle class, and a few extremely rich known as the Pros. Machines have replaced most labor. Advancement based on education and competitive examinations. People fall out of the Servant class by developing abnormal characteristics, and the woman of the novel becomes a leopard. |
| Additional Publishers | Australian edition Ringwood, VIC, Australia: Allen Lane, 1979. Rpt. Ringwood, VIC, Australia: Penguin, 1980. |
| Holding Institutions | A, M, PSt |
| Author Note | Australian author (b. 1927). |
| Full Text | 1979 Ireland, David [Neil] (b. 1927). A Woman of the Future. New York: George Braziller. Australian edition Ringwood, VIC, Australia: Allen Lane, 1979. Rpt. Ringwood, VIC, Australia: Penguin, 1980. A, M, PSt Surrealistic dystopia presented in notes and journal entries by a girl from early childhood to the end of her schooling. Australia is divided among the Free Citizens, who do nothing, the Servants of Society, who are the working middle class, and a few extremely rich known as the Pros. Machines have replaced most labor. Advancement based on education and competitive examinations. People fall out of the Servant class by developing abnormal characteristics, and the woman of the novel becomes a leopard. |
