Science Fiction
Death of the Author
Nnedi Okorafor
Synopsis
Zelu, a disabled Nigerian American writer, finds unexpected success with a science-fiction novel about robots. As her work reaches a wider audience, the story she created changes her own life. The novel brings a writer’s present into conversation with the imagined future that has made her famous.
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Death of the Author: a writer, her robots and the story of success
Nnedi Okorafor makes literary fame part of the speculative problem, asking what happens when a story outgrows its creator's control.
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