“The male author unthinkingly creates a world in which every single member of society is male except—hey presto!—when the protagonist feels like getting laid. Especially common in science fiction; apparently many writers assume that in the future women will die… — Howard Mittelmark Copy Share Image
“She is a character in a novel, he says. The product of a male author’s imagination. This Defoe, is he French? No, I believe he is English. The edition I gave you is translated into German from that language.” — Kim Leine Copy Share Image
