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'''The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You''' is a 1971 novel by [[Dorothy Bryant]]. | '''The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You''' is a 1971 novel by [[Dorothy Bryant]]. | ||
A selfish and hateful man kills a woman, has a car accident, and winds up in "Ata, | A selfish and hateful man kills a woman, has a car accident, and winds up in "Ata", an island where the people live in an egalitarian fashion and dedicate themselves to discovering the truth, through their dreams. Since black female characters are hard to find in science fiction, A black woman, Augustine, has a lead role in this novel. The blurb on the Moon Books trade paperback edition says "[The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You] has been called a love story, science fiction, Jungian myth and utopian allegory." | ||
Latest revision as of 15:43, 19 March 2007
The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You is a 1971 novel by Dorothy Bryant.
A selfish and hateful man kills a woman, has a car accident, and winds up in "Ata", an island where the people live in an egalitarian fashion and dedicate themselves to discovering the truth, through their dreams. Since black female characters are hard to find in science fiction, A black woman, Augustine, has a lead role in this novel. The blurb on the Moon Books trade paperback edition says "[The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You] has been called a love story, science fiction, Jungian myth and utopian allegory."