Considering The Female Man by Joanna Russ, or, As the Bear Swore

Name: Considering The Female Man by Joanna Russ, or, As the Bear Swore
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ISBN: 9781915556646

Farah Mendlesohn

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Luna Press Publishing
31 March 2026

Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; Literary companions; Feminism & feminist theory

Joanna Russ's writing career was relatively short, running from 1968 to 1987, with a number of essay collections published in the years after that. Her fiction career consists of just six novels and four collections, but each of the novels she published challenged engrained conventions of the genre. This exploration of The Female Man offers a close reading of the text, focussing on how the book works, its structures, arguments, humour, and brilliant anger.

By: Farah Mendlesohn
Imprint: Luna Press Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 178mm, Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9781915556646
ISBN 10: 1915556643
Pages: 190
Publication Date: 31 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Considering The Female Man by Joanna Russ, or, As the Bear Swore

Farah Mendlesohn proves the ideal guide to the multiple facets of Joanna Russ's modernist classic of science fiction, The Female Man. Fifty years on from its first publication, she brings a scholarly precision, nuance and a wide-ranging political understanding to bear on this funny, feminist, angry, playful, utterly remarkable novel. Sarah LeFanu