![]() ![]() ![]() Issues of identity, both cultural and social are posed by this collection of stories, highlighting the ongoing search for a Steam identity, with classical gaslight romance set in nineteenth-century England, or airship fights directly influenced by Michael Moorcock. Steampunk in Spanish is overshadowed by the ever-present influence of Victoriana. They are also attracted to a genre that foreshadows our actual economic problems, high unemployment levels, and frustration with increasing social inequality.īut alternative histories, dystopia and ?punk? are not the only focus. Through Steampunk these authors are offering alternative retellings of their countries histories, "critically" reimagining key moments such as the North-American-Spanish Cuban war, the Mexican war, or the Anarchist revolts of the 1930s in Andalusia. They are authors who write from the margins, using Steampunk to investigate themes such as the ethical questions posed by scientific and technical developments in our globalised culture of rapid change, and how that leaves countries not from the dominant culture behind. The Best of Spanish Steampunk features stories from Spain, Mexico, Venezuela and Chile, as well as from writers in Spanish living in Germany, Dubai and the UK. Published Februby Cheeky Frawg Ediciones Nevsky History & Culture > Literature > Post-Steampunk (1989) ![]()
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