Science fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...
in
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
began in the late 19th century with the publication of the books ''El espejo del mundo'' (Mirror of the World) in 1875 by the Englishman Benjamin Tallman, about the modernization of Valparaíso and Santiago, and in 1877 of ''Desde Jupiter'' (From Jupiter) by Francisco Miralles, which recounted a trip to the planet and back.
Later, 20th century authors contributing to this literary subgenre included
Pedro Sienna,
Vicente Huidobro,
Juan Emar,
Enrique Araya,
Armando Menedín, and
Ariel Dorfman. However, it was in the decade of 1950, with the publication of ''Los altísimos'' (The Highest) by
Hugo Correa, that Chilean science fiction really emerged; he was translated into more than ten languages and his works were printed in the famous Magazine of Fantasy and Science fiction, being prized by Ray Bradbury.
Today, important authors include:
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Jorge Baradit, author of ''Synco'', ''Ygdrasil'' and ''Lluscuma'', currently working on retelling Chile's History from a new perspective.
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Francisco Ortega, author of the best-selling novel ''Logia'' (Lodge), and the recently published ''Historia Monstruosa de Chile'' (Monstrous History of Chile).
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Alicia Fenieux, author of dystopian novels, including ''Amor de clones'' (Clones love), which won the Best New Novel Award of 2016 by the Chilean National Council for Culture and the Arts.
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Diego Muñoz Valenzuela, author of ''Flores para un Cyborg'' (Flowers for a Cyborg); founding member of the literature promoting corporation ''Letras de Chile''.
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Sascha Hannig, journalist and international political analyst, author of ''Allasneda'' series of
steampunk
Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that incorporates retrofuturistic technology and Applied arts, aesthetics inspired by, but not limited to, 19th-century Industrial Revolution, industrial steam engine, steam-powered machinery. Steampun ...
novels.
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Michel Deb, author of the ''Orbe'' Saga, ''Los sueños de GN-I'' (The Dreams of GN-I), and most recently ''Front 243''.
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Leonardo Espinoza Benavides,
physician writer, author of ''Más espacio del que soñamos'' (More Space Than We Dream), and ''Adiós, Loxonauta'' (Goodbye, Loxonaut).
Cinema
The short film ''Renacimiento'' by
Inti Carrizo-Ortiz, set in the universe of ''
Star Wars
''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and Cultural impact of Star Wars, quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop cu ...
'', received the Audience Choice Award
Lucasfilm
Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC is an American film and television production company founded by filmmaker George Lucas in December 10, 1971 in San Rafael, California, and later moved to San Francisco in 2005. It is best known for creating and producing th ...
SWFMC 2010.
Nowadays, film director Jorge Zavala Berríos has started working with science fiction writers to produce book trailers.
References
External links
* http://www.memoriachilena.cl/temas/index.asp?id_ut=literaturadecienciaficcionenchile (Spanish)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20090223194046/http://chilepuede.cl/ (Spanish)
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