![]() ![]() These diseases are both the unintentional, and quite intentional machinations of “calorie companies” (think Monsanto, Cargill, etc.) who have “taken over the world” by enslaving its peoples to genetically modified crops resistant to the latest competitive enterprise plagues. ![]() ![]() And not without reason rogue diseases such as “blister rust,” “cibiscosis” and others only obliquely hinted at are poised to destroy Thai sovereignty. The kingdom of Thailand is a kind of fortress state, crouched in a defensive stance vis a vis the rest of the world. Winner of the Hugo and Nubela Awards (Sci-fi industry top prizes), The Windup Girl is set in a near-future Thailand. Published in 2009, The Windup Girl is the first novel by Paolo Bacigalupi. ![]()
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