The Windup Girl

Name: The Windup Girl
Author: Paolo Bacigalupi
ISBN: 9780356500539

by Paolo Bacigalupi

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Originally published by Night Shade Books

The Windup Girl is a biopunk science fiction novel by American writer Paolo Bacigalupi. It was his debut novel and was published by Night Shade Books on September 1, 2009. The novel is set in a future Thailand and covers a number of contemporary issues such as global warming and biotechnology.

First published 2009376 pages

Hugo Award for Best Novel (2010)Locus Award for Best First Novel (2010)Compton Crook Award (2010)John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2010)Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work (2012)Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work (2012)

808.83876

Category: Science Fiction
Priority: Recommended
Author works: 1
Editions known: 18

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 808.83876
Library of Congress (LCC): PS3602.A3447 W56 2011PS3602.A3446 W56 2010PS3602.A3446 W56 2009PS3602

Subjects

Artificial intelligenceAspect socialBioterrorismBioterrorismeDystopianFictionFiction, generalFiction, science fiction, generalFiction, science fiction, steampunkFiction, thrillers, generalGene HackingHugo Award Winner

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ISBN 9780356500539English

DATE DUE

First published2009

Hugo Award for Best Novel2010

Locus Award for Best First Novel2010

Compton Crook Award2010

John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2010

Nebula Award for Best Novel2010

Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work2012

Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work2012

Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel2012