![]() This can entail fantasy, magic realism, mystery, horror and any story that pushes the boundaries of realism. In short, “science fiction and speculative fiction pushes at the boundaries of knowledge.” In an article called Rockets, robots, and reckless imagination, Malik explains how we can define the genres and comprehend their role in society. “This question keeps coming up again and again throughout the history of modern literature,” he says. We first played around with the terms ‘spec-fic’ and ‘sci-fi’ since these are challenging terms to define. ![]() Is he a speculative fiction (spec-fic), science fiction (sci-fi), fantasy or horror writer? Or is the setting of such boundaries a limiting way of seeing himself and his writings? Lauded for his achievements as a widely published author of South Asian origin, I was curious where on the literary genre spectrum Malik places himself. ![]()
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