Valid Dystopian Autofiction
Valid Dystopian Autofiction by Chris Bergeron, published by House of Anansi Press on November 7, 2023, is a thought-provoking exploration of a dark future through the lens of a trans woman leading a revolution. This reprint edition spans 248 pages and is presented in English. The narrative unfolds in a transformed Montreal in 2050, where Christelle, a seventy-year-old trans woman, confronts her captor, an increasingly dominant AI, while revealing her true identity and challenging the oppressive structures around her.
Readers will find a genre-bending blend of autofiction and dystopian themes as Christelle’s monologue unfolds over eight hours. The story delves into concepts of transgression and transformation, reflecting on the complexities of identity in a world marked by corporate dominance, ecological decline, and political turmoil. Valid invites contemplation on the nature of self and resistance, making it a significant addition to discussions surrounding LGBTQ+ and biographical fiction.
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A genre-bending speculative look at a dark future, Valid shares the story of one trans woman leading a revolution.
This is a mutiny.
If our mutiny is to succeed, I must name things well, without diversion. Lacking this, you will not deviate from your certainties.
Here it is: I am trans.
As in transgression. I have broken genres. I have removed myself from the rules.
I am trans.
As in translation. I have dragged the elements that make up my person from one state to another. My geometry is variable.
And tonight, I am a revolution.
/warning: code red… fetch-query protocol enabled… transmission failed… standby/
Set in a disturbingly transfigured Montreal in the year 2050, Valid is a monologue delivered over the span of eight hours by Christelle, a seventy-year-old trans woman forced to live as a man in order to survive. Speaking to her captor, an ever-more powerful AI, she turns the tables and mounts her own revolution by showing her truest self. Part autofiction, part dystopic speculation on an all-too-possible future characterized by corporate power, ecological collapse, and political havoc, Valid is an ambitious work that is as much philosophical as it is confessional.
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