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The memory librarian : and other stories of dirty computer / Janelle Monáe.

Monáe, Janelle, (author.). Delgado, Yohanca, (author.). Ewing, Eve L., (author.). Johnson, Alaya Dawn, 1982- (author.). Lore, Danny, (author.). Thomas, Sheree R., (author.).

Summary:

"Whoever controls our memories controls the future. Janelle Monáe and an incredible array of talented collaborating creators have written a collection of tales comprising the bold vision and powerful themes that have made Monáe such a compelling and celebrated storyteller. Dirty Computer introduced a world in which thoughts-as a means of self-conception-could be controlled or erased by a select few. And whether human, A.I., or other, your life and sentience was dictated by those who'd convinced themselves they had the right to decide your fate. That was until Jane 57821 decided to remember and break free. Expanding from that mythos, these stories fully explore what it's like to live in such a totalitarian existence...and what it takes to get out of it. Building off the traditions of speculative writers such as Octavia Butler, Ted Chiang, Becky Chambers, and Nnedi Okorafor-and filled with the artistic genius and powerful themes that have made Monáe a worldwide icon in the first place-The Memory Librarian serves readers tales grounded in the human trials of identity expression, technology, and love, but also reaching through to the worlds of memory and time within, and the stakes and power that exists there"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780063070875
ISBN: 0063070871
ISBN: 9780063070882
ISBN: 006307088X
ISBN: 9780008512408
ISBN: 000851240X
Physical Description: xi, 321 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: Breaking Dawn / by Janelle Monáe -- The Memory Librarian / by Janelle Monáe & Alaya Dawn Johnson -- Nevermind / by Janelle Monáe & Danny Lore -- Timebox / by Janelle Monáe & Eve L. Ewing -- Save Changes / by Janelle Monáe & Yohanca Delgado -- Timebox Altar(ed) / by Janelle Monáe & Sheree Renee Thomas.