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The Windup Girl
Hugo Award (Best Novel) · 2010 · WinnerNebula Award (Best Novel) · 2009 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Award (Best Novel) | 2010 | Winner |
| Nebula Award (Best Novel) | 2009 | Winner |
About This Book
A biopunk novel set in 23rd-century Bangkok as corporations and calorie companies dominate a resource-depleted world. Emiko, a genetically engineered 'windup girl,' becomes the nexus of political upheaval. Co-winner (tied) of the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
About the Author
Paolo Bacigalupi is an American science fiction author whose novel Ship Breaker (2010) won the Michael L. Printz Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award. Ship Breaker is set in a future Gulf Coast where sea levels have risen and depicts a young boy who scraps old oil tankers for survival. Read more →
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