A Woman of the Iron People
| Title | A Woman of the Iron People |
| Year for Search | 1991 |
| Authors | Arnason, Eleanor [Atwood](b. 1942) |
| Date Published | 1991 |
| Publisher | Morrow |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Female author, US author |
| Annotation | A complex, multi-layered regarding the interactions of people from a technological, socialist Earth and aliens from a simple society, with the action taking place on the alien’s planet. Good and bad elements of both peoples are described, and there is a particular emphasis on gender. The book won the first James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award for science fiction or fantasy that expands or explores our understanding of gender. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. as A Woman of the Iron People. Part One. In the Light of Sigma Draconis. New York: Avonova/Avon Books, 1992; and A Woman of the Iron People. Part Two. Changing Women. New York: Avonova/Avon Books, 1992. |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | Female author (b. 1942) |
| Full Text | 1991 Arnason, Eleanor [Atwood] (b. 1942). A Woman of the Iron People. New York: Morrow. Rpt. as A Woman of the Iron People. Part One. In the Light of Sigma Draconis. New York: Avonova/Avon Books, 1992; and A Woman of the Iron People. Part Two. Changing Women. New York: Avonova/Avon Books, 1992. PSt A complex, multi-layered regarding the interactions of people from a technological, socialist Earth and aliens from a simple society, with the action taking place on the alien’s planet. Good and bad elements of both peoples are described, and there is a particular emphasis on gender. The book won the first James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award for science fiction or fantasy that expands or explores our understanding of gender. |
