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The Power
- 352 pages · about 6 hours
- First published 2016
- 24 editions
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1 About this book
The Power is a 2016 science fiction novel by the British writer Naomi Alderman. Its central premise is of women developing the ability to release electrical jolts from their fingers, which allows them to become the dominant sex. In 2017, it won the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Good for readers who want: dystopian fiction and science fiction.
- Dystopian fiction
- Science fiction
- Bildungsromans
- Personal growth
- Ability
- Women
- Sex role
- Teenage girls
2 About Naomi Alderman
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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