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'''He, She, and It''' is a near-future cyberpunk novel by [[Marge Piercy]]. | '''He, She, and It''' (also published as ''Body of Glass'' in the UK) is a near-future [[cyberpunk]] novel by [[Marge Piercy]]. | ||
The world is divided into corporate controlled cities and free cities. The hero was originally from a free city, worked in a corporate city, and has returned to her home town. She is of Jewish heritage, and the story is a [[retelling]] of the Jewish myth of the [[golem]]. | The world is divided into corporate controlled cities and free cities. The hero was originally from a free city, worked in a corporate city, and has returned to her home town. She is of Jewish heritage, and the story is a [[retelling]] of the Jewish myth of the [[golem]]. | ||
Much commentary on gender roles, and also of interest for its concern with the commodification of information versus an "information wants to be free" ideology. | Much commentary on gender roles, and also of interest for its concern with the commodification of information versus an "information wants to be free" ideology. | ||
==Further reading== | |||
* [http://bdg.feministsf.net/archives/bdg_hesheandit.txt Book discussion group] on feministSF mailing list (. 2002) | |||
==Editions== | ==Editions== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:01, 18 June 2007
He, She, and It (also published as Body of Glass in the UK) is a near-future cyberpunk novel by Marge Piercy.
The world is divided into corporate controlled cities and free cities. The hero was originally from a free city, worked in a corporate city, and has returned to her home town. She is of Jewish heritage, and the story is a retelling of the Jewish myth of the golem.
Much commentary on gender roles, and also of interest for its concern with the commodification of information versus an "information wants to be free" ideology.
Further reading
- Book discussion group on feministSF mailing list (. 2002)
Editions
- 1991
- ? UK, as Body of Glass]