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| Author | Marge Piercy |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction, utopian |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | 1976 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 369 |
| ISBN | 0-394-49986-7 |
| OCLC | 2020128 |
| 813/.5/4 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.P618 Wo PS3566.I4 |
Woman on the Edge of Time is a 1976 novel by American writer Marge Piercy. It is considered a classic of utopian speculative science fiction as well as a feminist classic. The novel was originally published by Alfred A. Knopf. Piercy draws on several inspirations to write this novel such as utopian studies, technoscience, socialization, and female fantasies. One of Piercy's main inspirations for her utopian novels is Plato's Republic. Piercy describes the novel as, "if only…"[1] Piercy even compares Woman on the Edge of Time and another one of her utopian novels He, She, and It when discussing the themes and inspirations behind it.