Review (#12): "Extensa," a novel by Jacek Dukaj (Wydawnictwo Literackie, Kraków, 2002)
The cover of the Polish edition. By Péter MARTON ** Join the European Science Fiction group on Facebook for related discussions. ** "Extensa" is far future SF by Polish author Jacek Dukaj . It is well written, and may inspire a number of different interpretations, all of them interesting as potentialities -- I made up mine upon reading the book twice, to make sure I was not overlooking important clues. But there remain some puzzling aspects of the story as well as issues for ethical and philosophical debate even after this. Examples of these may be provided if along the way I also reflect on this other review of Dukaj's book by Luke Maciak . (This will come with spoilers, of course.) Jacek Dukaj, author of Extensa To start with, I'm not sure if it's good that the book has to be re-read to appreciate all the "clues" placed there, given that they only work as actual clues upon re-reading the text, when you know what to look for. There...