The Fifth Season
| cetaps.researcher | Mateus, Rui | |
| cetaps.researcher | Mateus, Rui | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jemisin, N. K. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2/29/24 11:29 | |
| dc.date.available | 2/29/24 11:29 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | N. K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season depicts a world constantly ravaged by natural catastrophes, forcing people to live quasi-nomadic lives and making themselves valuable if they want to be accepted into a community, or comm. During these periods of upheaval, called Fifth Seasons, communities close in on themselves, and it is up to certain castes in society to come up with ways to survive the Seasons. Among these castes are the Innovators, who are responsible for inventing and maintaining viable technologies for each community. They, along with the “geneers” and “geomests”, make up the class of scientists in the novel. The “geneers” are engineers of everything related to geothermal mechanics, mining, and underground infrastructures. The “geomests” are mostly researchers in the areas of chemistry, geology, and orogeny. One of these “geomests”, Tonkee, accompanies the protagonist in a journey across the continent, making observations on the geological phenomena that are occurring during the novel and imparting her knowledge of these scientific aspects to the protagonist and readers. | |
| dc.description.author | N. K. Jemisin was born in Iowa City, Iowa, in 1972. Her first novel, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms and subsequent sequels received critical acclaim. She is best known for The Broken Earth trilogy, whose three novels were the recipients of the Hugo Award, making Jemisin the first African-American author to receive the award in the category for best novel and the only author to have won three consecutive Hugos. Jemisin’s writing is considered to portray elements of afrofuturism, dealing mostly with themes of cultural conflicts, oppression, and persecution. | |
| dc.format.extent | 468 | |
| dc.genre | fantasy | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Jemisin, N. K. The Fifth Season. Orbit, 2015. | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-0-356-50819-1 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://cetapsrepository.letras.up.pt/id/cetaps/114137 | |
| dc.publisher | Orbit | |
| dc.publisher.city | United States of America | |
| dc.relation.translation | Jemisin, N. K. A Quinta Estação. Translation by Alda Rodrigues. Relógio d’Água, 2018. | |
| dc.rights | metadata only access | |
| dc.subject | fantasy | |
| dc.subject | geology | |
| dc.subject | engineering | |
| dc.subject | orogeny | |
| dc.title | The Fifth Season | |
| dc.type | book | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| person.familyName | Jemisin | |
| person.givenName | N. K. | |
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| relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscovery | 00dae334-2b21-4309-b77b-867a6edfd507 |
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