Paolo Bacigalupi describes the novel as classic science fiction in the tradition of Huxley and Orwell: a dystopia run by a ministry that controls what its citizens may eat and know.
Book· 2009· Science Fiction
The Windup Girl
The Windup Girl: it draws on 2 recorded sources.
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Science & Technology
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Real-world influenceHIGH
- Genetic engineering
- Biotechnology
Paolo Bacigalupi's future Bangkok is ruled by agricultural biotechnology companies after engineered plagues, and its heroine is a genetically engineered woman.