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Death of the Author

Death of the Author

by Okorafor, Nnedi

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Zelu, a paraplegic Nigerian American writer, has just lost her teaching job and her novel is going nowhere, until she starts a book about robots in a post-human Nigeria. Rusted Robots becomes a bestseller and makes her famous, while the novel alternates with the story of Ankara, a humanoid robot who gathers knowledge and is drawn into a conflict between AIs. A metafiction about authorship, disability and artificial intelligence.

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Okorafor, Nnedi

Okorafor, Nnedi

Nnedimma Nkemdili "Nnedi" Okorafor is a Nigerian American writer of science fiction and fantasy for both children and adults. She is best known for her Binti Series and her novels Who Fears Death, Zahrah the Windseeker, Akata Witch, Akata Warrior, Lagoon and Remote Control. She has also written for comics and film. Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nnedi_Okorafor

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