Jem
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Jem is a science fiction novel by Frederik Pohl that explores political conflict and environmental collapse through the colonization of an alien planet.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jem canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | National Book Award nomination for Science Fiction (1980) ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Cold War allegory
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colonization of alien worlds ⓘ diplomacy and negotiation ⓘ ecological exploitation ⓘ environmental collapse ⓘ imperialism ⓘ militarism ⓘ political conflict ⓘ resource competition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Paul Lehr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
consequences of environmental degradation
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economic competition for off-world resources ⓘ ethics of colonization ⓘ geopolitics projected into space colonization ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| format | novel ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlienSpecies |
Brodie
NERFINISHED
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Krim NERFINISHED ⓘ Pneum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Atha
NERFINISHED
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Lyla NERFINISHED ⓘ Orlando NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMottoOrTagline | The Making of a Utopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approx. 312 ⓘ |
| isbn | 9780312707060 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century science fiction ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
interaction with indigenous alien species
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interplay of rival human blocs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of fragmented Earth political blocs
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integration of ecological themes into space opera framework ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| partOf | Frederik Pohl bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | St. Martin's Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Earth
NERFINISHED
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alien planet Jem NERFINISHED ⓘ future ⓘ |
| subgenre |
environmental fiction
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political science fiction ⓘ social science fiction ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | post-resource-crisis future ⓘ |
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