The Windup Girl

What happens when bio-terrorism becomes a tool for corporate profits? And what happens when said bio-terrorism forces humanity to the cusp of post-human evolution? In "The Windup Girl", award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi returns to the world of "The Calorie Man"( Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award-winner and Hugo Award nominee, 2006) and "Yellow Card Man" (Hugo Award nominee, ...

What happens when bio-terrorism becomes a tool for corporate profits? And what happens when said bio-terrorism forces humanity to the cusp of post-human evolution? In "The Windup Girl", award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi returns to the world of "The Calorie Man"( Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award-winner and Hugo Award nominee, 2006) and "Yellow Card Man" (Hugo Award nominee, 2007) in order to address these questions.

保罗·巴奇加卢皮

美国当代科幻界引人瞩目的70后新秀作家。大学主修东亚研究，毕业后曾客居中国，在昆明和北京学习中文。由于这些经历，其作品常具有浓厚的东方背景，显示出作者对东方文化的兴趣和关注。

从2005年开始，巴奇加卢皮在科幻界崭露头角，至今已获得五次雨果奖提名、四次星云奖提名。2009年，巴奇加卢皮的长篇处女作《发条女孩》一经面世，就迅速囊括了包括星云奖、雨果奖在内的几乎所有幻想文学大奖，并入选《时代》周刊“年度十佳小说”，作者本人也成为美国最耀眼的科幻新星。