Chroniques du Pays des Mères

Chroniques du Pays des Mères is a novel by Élisabeth Vonarburg.

In the Mother's Land takes place a long time after The Silent City but in the same future. After the holocaust, and after the time of patriarchy, women came to rule and organize the society. They reproduce by artificial insemination from the few men still born. The female lead in this novel comes of age and makes discoveries about the society's past and about herself. This novel spends a lot of time exploring the society and the ramifications and little details of living in such a society. It is a very satisfying and fully realized woman-run society.

Editions

• 1992: Bantam, translated into English by Jane Brierley as In the Mothers' Land

Awards

• Shortlisted for the 1992 James Tiptree, Jr. Award